The date 1641 occurs in the text and may indicate that its present form dates from then. Reginald Scot, who relied to some extent on Weyer, does Iikewise.« This list was repeated by Agrippa's student, Johann Weyer (a.k.a. Most of the material, however, is found in varying forms in earlier manuscripts, and some of the material dates back as early as the 14th century or earlier.s In a 1531 list of magical texts, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa mentioned three of the books of the Lemegeton in the same breath, Ars Almade!, Ars Notoria, and Ars Paulina) The relevant passage is found in a chapter titled "Theurgia,"4 and the chapter which precedes it is titled "Goetia."5 Goetia and Theurgia Goetia are the names of the remaining books of the Lemegeton. The Lemegeton is a popular handbook of sorcery known from the 17th centuryl in more or less the same form as I will present it. Makes an error or accretion in the text that should be disregarded. Scot, The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584, reprint New York: Dover Publications, 1972, pp. Johann Weyer, Pseudomonarcbia daemonum, In Opera Omnia (Amstelodami, 1660, pp. Johannes Trithemius, Steganographia (Darmbstadii, 1621). Secunda manu, i.e., written in a different handwriting. Paracelsus, Archidoxes of Magic, translated by Robert Turner (1656, reprint New York: Samuel Weiser, 1975). Crowley, The Goetia (York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser, 1995).
I am particularly grateful for the high quality negative of Sloane 3825, which they prepared specially.Ī. I would like to thank the British Museum for allowing me to study the manuscripts firsthand, and for their help in preparing microfilm copies.
Part V: Ars Notoria: The Notary Art of SalomonĪppendix 2: Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarcbia daemonumĪppendix 3: Comparison of Goetia with WeyerĪppendix 4: Other examples of some of the drawings Part III: The Art Pauline of King Salomon Adobe Caslon Cover design by Ed Stevens Printed in the United States of America 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 8 7 6 5 432 1 The paper used in this publication meets all the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1992 (RI997). Includes bibliographical references and index. English The lesser key of Solomon lemegeton clavicula Salomonis / Joseph H. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Clavicula Salomonis. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Weiser Books.
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