Item #64335 Sworn Book of Honorius – Liber Juratis Honori. Joseph - Text PETERSON, translation, commentary by.
Sworn Book of Honorius – Liber Juratis Honori.

Sworn Book of Honorius – Liber Juratis Honori.

United Kingdom [ Florida ]: Hell Fire Club [ Ibis Press ], 2017. First Edition Thus [ Deluxe, limited edition ]. Hardcover. Octavo. 334pp. Bound in full vellum with copper device to upper board and copper titling to spine, marbled endpapers, bibliography, indexes, b&w sigils and illustrations. This edition limited to 11 hand-numbered copies bound thus and includes a sigillised card signed by Professor Joseph Peterson. Hell Fire Books bookmark loosely inserted. From the publisher: "This edition includes the complete Latin text, carefully checked against known manuscripts, and related texts in Latin, German, and English, and brings new light to obscure elements found in other texts such as the Heptameron of Pietro d’Abano. As the title testifies, students were sworn to secrecy before being given access to this magic text, and only a few manuscripts survive. Nevertheless, it is considered one of the most influential of occult texts. Parts of its teachings are alluded to in other texts, like the use of the magic whistle for summoning spirits. Another key element of its ritual, the elaborate SIGILLUM DEI AEMETH or “Seal of God,” has been found in texts and amulets throughout Europe. Interest in the Sworn Book of Honorius has grown in recent years, being discussed at length in several recent books, yet no modern translations have been attempted. A critical edition of the Latin text by Gösta Hedegård (2002), has already become somewhat dated by new research. Purporting to preserve the magic of Solomon in the face of intense persecution by religious authorities, this text includes one of the oldest, most detailed, and complete magic rituals. It is aggressively pro-magic, countering that the persecution and anti-magic hysteria were themselves inspired by demons seeking to suppress the divine art. Joseph H. Peterson has translated many esoteric and religious sourceworks. He has amassed a large collection of copies of rare and occult tracts for comparative research from the British Library and other institutions, which he shares at his award-winning websites." Small (1/2 inch) dark mark to upper rear board (a natural fault in the vellum) otherwise appears "as new" thus a tight, clean Fine copy housed in attractive custom slipcase bound in green textured silk with (faux) reptile edging - also in near Fine condition. Item #64335
ISBN: 9780892542154

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