The lesser key of Solomon : lemegeton clavicula Salomonis : detailing the ceremonial art of commanding spirits both good and evil
Compiled from original manuscripts and fragments in the British Museum Library, Joseph Peterson's new presentation is the most complete and accurate edition of this famous magical grimoire, "The Lesser Key of Solomon the King." He goes to great length to establish the provenance of each part, and possible derivative works, including critical analyses of all major variations, utilizing fresh translations of earlier magical texts such as Johann Trithemius's Steganographia, The Archidoxes of Magic by Paracelsus, and newly discovered Hebrew manuscripts of the original Key of Solomon. Abundantly illustrated, Peterson includes reproductions of the original magical circles, tools, and seals of the spirits with variations of certain drawings from various sources and notae missing from earlier editions. Source list. Appendicies. Index
Early works
xx, 284 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
9781578632206, 9781578632565, 157863220X, 1578632560
45487610
ContentsAcknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
Preface from Harley 6483
Part I: Of the Arte Goetia
Part II: The Art Theurgia Goetia
Part III: The Art Pauline of King Salomon
Part IV: Salomon's Almadel Art
Part V: Ars Notoria: The Notary Art of Salomon
Appendix 1: Addenda found in Sloane 2731 and 3648
Appendix 2: Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarchia daemonum
Appendix 3: Comparison of Goetia with Weyer
Appendix 4: Other examples of some of the drawings