Gypsy sorcery and fortune telling : illustrated by numerous incantations, specimens of medical magic, anecdotes and tales
Charles Godfrey Leland's 1891 folklore study of Romani charms, healing magic and divination, published in London by T. Fisher Unwin for antiquarian and occult-minded readers. The plates are pen-and-ink initial letters drawn as carved wooden panels, with interlaced bands, curling vine leaves and beast heads shaded by dense hatching u2014 a ready set of decorative capitals and knotwork borders.
