Grimoire of Armadel
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The Grimoire of Armadel is a minor French Christian grimoire
. It was originally part of British Library
manuscript Lans. 1202 as "The Key of King Solomon
by Armadel; Book 4: The Spirits which govern under the Orders of the sovereign Creator" (Clavicules du Roi Salomon, Par Armadel. Livre Quatrieme. Des Esprits qui gouvernent sous les Ordres du Souverain Createur), but was translated to English and published as a separate grimoire by S.L. MacGregor Mathers. It was not included in Mathers' Key of Solomon translation for the same reasons as Book 3
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Grimoire
A grimoire is a textbook of magic. Such books typically include instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms and divination and also how to summon or invoke supernatural entities such as angels, spirits, and demons...
. It was originally part of British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
manuscript Lans. 1202 as "The Key of King Solomon
Key of Solomon
The Key of Solomon , is a grimoire, or book on magic incorrectly attributed to King Solomon. It probably dates back to the 14th or 15th century Italian Renaissance...
by Armadel; Book 4: The Spirits which govern under the Orders of the sovereign Creator" (Clavicules du Roi Salomon, Par Armadel. Livre Quatrieme. Des Esprits qui gouvernent sous les Ordres du Souverain Createur), but was translated to English and published as a separate grimoire by S.L. MacGregor Mathers. It was not included in Mathers' Key of Solomon translation for the same reasons as Book 3
Grimorium Verum
The Grimorium Verum , is an 18th-century grimoire, attributed to one "Alibeck the Egyptian" of Memphis, who purportedly wrote in 1517...
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