Here is another very interesting grimoire; 'Fasciculus Rerum Geomanticarum'; (Translt: 'a small collection of Geomantic items'): also know as Ms Plut 89 Sup 38. (Thanx to Adam Forrest for pointing me the 'title' error.. I've found the work of Frank Klaassen very interesting, so I decided to repost here, only the part concerning the Ms Plut 89 Sup 38.. Manuscripts of Astrological Image Magic // Copyright Frank Klaassen 2002. First let's watch some pages of this large Ms and then we gonna have an overview on some pages true content.. An early 15th century* Latin and Italian spell book, containing astrological lore and spirits later found the Goetia. Despite the title, there is not much of a focus on geomancy (although it is present). (* 1401-1410; 1491-1500 ?).
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Above pic: Fol 047v - We can see the 4 kingz names and their palz or subordonated.. Oriens, Amaymon, Egyn, Paimon; even Magot and Lucifer are there ! (Wink @ Jake and Aaron..).
Above pic: 076r - What looks like to be the figure for the Lamen.. (?)
Above pic: 118v - 'Forma ?' - Figure of ... ?
Above pic: 119v - 'Forma Circuli (x) ? Experimentum ?' - Figure of the Circle of Experimentations ?
Inside the figure: 'Locus Magister Cum (x) ?' - Place for the Master with...
Above pic: 123v - Right: 'Baculus' or figure of the Wand (Adonay/Sabaoth). Cados Adonay
Above pic: 124r - Complex figure including 8 names and sigils plus a big seal figure in the center.
Above pic: 211r - 'Liber de Quatuore Anulis' - or The Book of the Four Rings.
From the book 'Invoking Angels: Theurgic Ideas and Practices' by Claire Fanger:
The term Exorcistor appears many times in the Clavicula Salomonis and De quator anulis referring to the master who wishes to compel the demons (in De quator anulis the word Artifex is also used).
De Quatore Anulis is largely found in lots of (Solomonic) grimoires and MSs (Italian/French/English..) Ms Sloane 3847, Leipzig 739 (DCCXXXIX) or even the Ms York, Austin Friars A8 362..
One version missing to my collection is entitled: 'Canterbury, St Augustine's Abbey, 1538 (cf. 1603) Catalogue: 1497. De quatuor annulis'..
De Quatore Anulis is largely found in lots of (Solomonic) grimoires and MSs (Italian/French/English..) Ms Sloane 3847, Leipzig 739 (DCCXXXIX) or even the Ms York, Austin Friars A8 362..
One version missing to my collection is entitled: 'Canterbury, St Augustine's Abbey, 1538 (cf. 1603) Catalogue: 1497. De quatuor annulis'..
Above pic: 211v - 'Liber de Quatuore Anulis' - or The Book of the Four Rings.
Manuscripts of Astrological Image Magic // Copyright Frank Klaassen 2002.
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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f. 82r-
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s. xv. ex.
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Experimentum
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f. 82r
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s. xv. ex.
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Experimentum imaginis ad amorem
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f. 79v-
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s. xv. ex.
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Esperimentom ymaginis ad amorem
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f. 78r-
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s. xv. ex.
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Conjurations. Presumably the continuation of another text at least partly concerning the detection of stolen goods. Previous article ends at quire end and picks up in a later quire suggesting re-ordering.
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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f. 76v-77v and 99r-99v
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s. xv. ex.
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Imago ad lucrum
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The text moves directly into orationes planetarum each of which begins with the formula " In nomine domini et creatoris potentissimi". Each planet is followed by the sigils of the planets. Saturn:O tu domine saturne alte revolutor....
Jupiter: Jupier callidus et humidus benevolus et ..... Sun: O dum luceus pro...(?) Venus: O tu vere domina amorum et... Mercury: O tu mercurij planete velox sapiens... Moon: O lumen fulgoris O domina luna nobis...
Mars appears to be missing from the text.
The text breaks at 77v and picks up again at 99v As this is at the end of a quire, one presumes that quire 12 originally followed quire 9.
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f. 74v-
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s. xv. ex.
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Ad habendum colloquium cum uno spiritu qui dabit sibi annulum
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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ff. 73r-
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s. xv. ex.
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Experimentum ad loquendum spiritum
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68v-73r
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s. xv. ex.
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The conjuration of a particular spirit, the name of which I cannot make out.
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f. 61-
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s. xv. ex.
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Experimentum ad habendum Thesaurum
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f. 66-
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s. xv. ex.
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ad amorem
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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f. 56-
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s. xv. ex.
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Quadratis oratio et petitio
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... Expliciunt orationes et peticiones quas Iude?- Are x sus
orientem genibus flexis .... (f. 57v.)
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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ff. 35r-51r
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s. xv. ex.
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An Italian conjuring manual. Begins imperfectly in the middle of a list of spirits. Fairly standard stuff. The invocations are in Italian. Concludes with a list of spirits and their sigils which begins (47v) "belcabuho, oriens amaymon egin" and ends (51r) "abzaeli, balzac lucifer." Separate hand from surrounding. This may have been added to the quire containing the preceding article. I was unable to determine the position of folios 34 and 35.
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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f. 316v
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s. xv. ex.
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Ad sompnu prouocandum
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Ad sompnu prouocandum - in the midst of a larger work on the uses of the psalms.
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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f. 64-
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s. xv. ex.
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More conjurations -angel demon names listed f. 65.
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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f. 57-
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s. xv. ex.
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Conjurations.
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f. 55-
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s. xv. ex.
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Ars inuocandi
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f. 89r
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s. xv. ex.
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Liber signum pentaculi?
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Conjuring. Begins imperfectly. "...dei et agla..." Several incomplete tables follow (only headings.
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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s. xv. ex.
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Ad inueniendum tesaurum
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f. 282v-294v
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s. xv. ex.
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Experimenta
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Experimenta extracta a quadam libro anti/cl/d/u-ssimo. Includes several experiments. f. 282v -Ad amorem, 283r ad inuisibilitatem, 284v Ad amorem, 287r Ad amorem (de secretis artibus ymaginanae), f. 289r Ad amorem, f. 291 Ad dementiam cuiusuis, 292v De odio et inimicicia, 294r ad somnium
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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ff. 95r-98v
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s. xv. ex.
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Tabula Razielis
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Probably extracts from the Liber Razielis although I cannot establish any correspondence through chapter headings. The subject matter is very similar though -various heavens and altitudes.
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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f. 98v.
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s. xv. ex.
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Tabula graduum angelorum
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30 angel names Bardmiel? Gabizniszel? Tardinizel..... Zachetizel?
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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ff. 99v-108
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s. xv. ex.
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Experiments -disgusting stuff, chemical, and necromantic - in the middle there is a list of demons - some necromantic figures.
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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f. 102rv
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s. xv. ex.
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Experimentum manis
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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f. 111-116
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s. xv. ex.
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Names of spirits followed by conjuring procedures.
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ff. 117r-122v
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s. xv. ex.
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de quatuor annulis planetarum
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Includes magical figures.
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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ff. 123r-124r
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s. xv. ex.
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More magical experiments. Begins imperfectly although at the beginning of a paragraph -gatherings apparently out of order.
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f. 124v
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s. xv. ex.
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Experimentum inclusionis spiritus in anipulla
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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p. 25
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s. xv. ex.
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See Transcription.
Catalogue notes: Fragmentum initio mutilum constabat autem hoc Opusculum Captibus septem, quorum ultimum inscribitur: De virtute attractionis Planetarum, et quomodo loqui possimus cum eis, et quomodo effectus dividetur per Planetas, figuras sacrificia, orationes, sufumigationes, propositiones, et status caeli necessarii quolibet Planetarum.
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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s. xv. ex.
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De signa planetarum
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Unclear whether this is a new text. Planetary sigils
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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f. 211-224.
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s. xv. ex.
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De quatuor annulis
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Liber de quatuor Annulis. Inc. Artifex vero, sicut praedictum est, sit mundus. Des. ubicumque lecta recitata fuerint nomina, seu vincula supradicta, per tuam omnipotentiam dibitum suum consequentur effectum. Per Dominum etc.
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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f. 125v-127v
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s. xv. ex.
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Experimentum da parlare cum uno spiritu maligno
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Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
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f. 315r-
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s. xv. ex.
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Virtus et utilitas CL. Psalmorum David, et primo ad continendum fetum[?]. Caput primum inc. Si qua mulier non continet&.Des. in capite LXXIII contra inimicum[?]. cf Paris, BibliothÈque nationale, latin 24245.
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[Sources]
- Claude Lecouteux - 'The Book of Grimoires: The Secret Grammar of Magic'.
- Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 89, Sup. 38.
- Manuscripts of Astrological Image Magic // Copyright Frank Klaassen 2002.
