Georg Pictorius of Villingen, born around 1500 and died in 1569, was a physician and an author of the German Renaissance. He practised as a physician from 1540 in Ensisheim. In his book on magic he condemned witchcraft and endorsed the witch trials of his time. His gynecological work Frauenzimmer gives cosmetic advice for women. His writings include a 1555 booklet on bloodletting, Lasz Buchlin, and a 1560 booklet on balneotherapy, Baderbuchlin, as well as a work on the kinds of ceremonial magic.
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