This chapter portrays the illegality of the Leipzig collection from different angles. The collection is first interpreted against the backdrop of polemics and legislative acts against ‘magic’ in early eighteenth century Europe. The chapter then focusses on illegal book markets in and beyond Leipzig and the local censorship authorities and activities; finally, it provides a short history of the Leipzig collection.
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Bellingradt, D., & Otto, B. C. (2017). Illegality. In New Directions in Book History (pp. 47–65). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59525-2_4
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