Item #68659 The Complete Grimoire of Pope Honorius. David RANKINE, Paul Harry Barron.

The Complete Grimoire of Pope Honorius.

London: Avalonia, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. 248pp. Navy cloth with gilt lettering to spine, well illustrated in b&w, bibliography of the various editions of the Grimoire of Pope Honorius, general bibliography, index. This copy SIGNED by author Rankine on the title page. Of this work Rankine says: "Maintains material translated from all four of the different French editions of the Grimoire of Pope Honorius, including the complete text of one manuscript version never before seen in English (Wellcome 4666), and a new translation of the later corrupted German version of 1845. All of the material and its variations found in the five different editions of the Grimoire of Pope Honorius is contained in this work, presenting the entire corpus of this grimoire in print for the first time. In addition to tracing much of the material to sources such as the Heptameron, the works of Agrippa and earlier religious texts for the first time, the derivation of much of the material into later grimoires including the Grimorium Verum, the Grand Grimoire/Red Dragon and the Black Dragon is clearly demonstrated. As well as charms for health, wealth, sex and protection, the Grimoire of Pope Honorius also contains a substantial number of agrarian charms by the Norman magician Guidon for protecting livestock, emphasising the popular rural use of such charms until at least the 19th century. The corpus of charms comes from diverse sources, including Scot's Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), and some like the Letter of St Anthony can be dated back to at least the 13th century. Including numerous illustrations, and tables tracing the derivation of the material through the different editions and into other grimoire....." Appears "as NEW" thus a tight, clean Fine copy in mylar protected near Fine dust jacket. Item #68659
ISBN: 9781905297665

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