Juan Nieto - Manogito de flores: cuya fragancia descifra los Mysterios de la Missa, y Oficio Divino. Da esfuerzo - 1725

Devils had the ability to engender clouds, provoke storms, tempests, or hail, and to send plagues aimed at destroying livestock and crops. Therefore, the Church established a mechanism of protection against the snares of the Evil One, which could be defined as white magic, as it confronts, using identical weapons and actions, the so-called black magic condemned in all its manifestations. This sacralized magic is structured through a series of formulas and ceremonies, called exorcisms and spells, aimed at freeing mortal creatures or natural phenomena from unclean spirits.

Edition of extraordinary rarity, printed in Madrid in 1725, of the famous 'Manogito de flores' by Juan Nieto. Some 18th-century editions of the Manogito, such as this one from 1725, are highly valued by bibliophiles because they include, in addition to the mysteries of the mass, exorcisms and spells against the demon, storms, and harmful animals that damage the orchard.
This Madrid edition from 1725, as stated in the title, 'offers weapons to wage war against the demon; to chase away storms and all harmful animals, along with other curiosities.' Thus, among the chapters on exorcisms and spells, we have:

Spell against elves and witches
Exorcism against household mice
Exorcism for houses and places suffering from the plague contagion.
Exorcism of orchards, vineyards, crops, and trees plagued by aphids, locusts, mice, and other harmful animals.
Spells against Storms
Exorcism of the Salt
Exorcism of Water

Full parchment binding from the period with a titled spine label. Worn, as is usual, but still strong and solid. Text in Spanish with parts in Latin. 10 x 10 cm. 210 grams. [8 hours], 390 pages [4 hours] (lacking the last page of the index). Very worn paper with some tears.

Grandson, Juan, Flower Guide: whose fragrance deciphers the Mysteries of the Mass and Divine Office. He gives effort to the dying; teaches to follow Christ; and offers weapons to wage war against the demon; to dispel storms and all harmful animals, along with other curiosities. Composed by Father Juan Nieto, Minor Friar of St. Francis in the Province of Santiago. In Madrid: by the Widow of Blás de Villanueva. At the expense of Joseph Antonio Pimentel, bookseller; it will be found at his house in the Puerta del Sol, at the entrance of the Royal of San Luis, 1725.
The esconjuraderos were small square-based structures open to the four cardinal points, where priests carried out exorcisms and other rituals to combat plagues, storms, and diseases believed to be caused by witches and demons. Their construction was promoted from the late 16th century to the 18th century.




Ref. library: C953901440875