Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic
14 Magic in History

Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic

By
Dan Attrell
Dan Attrell(Translator),
David Porreca
David Porreca(Translator)
2019 • 384 pages

An English translation, with accompanying introduction, commentary, and notes, of the medieval treatise on astrological magic known as Picatrix, a guide for constructing magical talismans, mixing magical compounds, summoning planetary spirits, and determining astrological conditions.

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Magic in History is a 14-book series with 14 released primary works first released in 1958 with contributions by D.P. Walker, Frank Klaassen, and Juris Lidaka.

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Icons of Power: Ritual Practices in Late Antiquity
Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the Middle Ages
Strange Revelations: Magic, Poison, and Sacrilege in Louis XIV's France
Alchemical Belief: Occultism in the Religious Culture of Early Modern England
The Transformations of Magic: Illicit Learned Magic in the Later Middle Ages and Renaissance
Magic in the Cloister: Pious Motives, Illicit Interests, and Occult Approaches to the Medieval Universe
Magic in the Modern World: Strategies of Repression and Legitimization
Medicine, Religion, and Magic in Early Stuart England: Richard Napier's Medical Practice
The Long Life of Magical Objects: A Study in the Solomonic Tradition

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