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Contents of a Breverl, showing the emblems of various Saints.

A salesman in Rome with a snake selling amulets as antidotes or prophylactics against snake-bite to a crowd of people. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1821.

A postcard illustrating a variety of good luck charms. Chromolithograph.

St. Benedict's penny. On one side a representation of the Saint.

Medical talisman, to ward off plague (Chinese C19 woodcut)

Eleven scenes of witchcraft. Woodcut, 1720.

Nail figure used to fix oaths and heal the sick

A postcard wishing good luck illustrated by various lucky charms. Chromolithograph.

Medical talisman for menstrual problems (Chinese MS)

Medical talisman against miscarriage (Chinese MS)

Compass encased within a shell, good luck charm

A selection of good luck charms used by soldiers

Two Yorkshire charms or amulets : exorcisms and adhurations / by the Rev. Christopher Wordsworth.

Webb, J. T.

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Nail figure used to fix oaths and heal the sick

Compass encased within a shell, good luck charm

A selection of good luck charms used by soldiers

Two Yorkshire charms or amulets : exorcisms and adhurations / by the Rev. Christopher Wordsworth.

Webb, J. T.