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Two of 34 pages of pentacle illustrations and guides to how and when to use the pentacles to perform magic in the grimoire Les vrais Clavicules du Roy Salomon par Armadel (France, 1776-5). These pages each feature three pentacles with accompanying…

An astrological guide and table in Les vrais Clavicules du Roy Salomon par Armadel (France, 1775-6) corresponding to different hours and days of the week used for knowing when to perform different types of magic.

Title page of the grimoire Enchiridion Leonis Papae serenissimo imperatori Carolo Magno in munus pretiosum datum : nuperrime mendis omnibus purgatum (France, 1810), featuring a diagram with the words "formation, "reformation," and "transformation,"…

Title page of the grimoire Les vrais Clavicules du Roy Salomon Par Armadel (France, 1775-76). Features the title of the work with a pentacle of Salomon, a small sun drawing, and, in pencil, the page number (4) in the upper right corner.

This page inLes vrais clavicules du roy Salomon,a 18th century French grimoire manuscript, is unusual with its painted blue color. The clear French cursive describes, as labelled at the top, 'Des Esprits et de leurs pouvoirs;' it provides a guide to…

Thanks to all who have followed iPhone in the Vault. Today we invite you to make a beautiful book of your own, a pamphlet, using an easy technique seen in our 18th & 19th century pamphlets. If you make one, please consider posting a photo and tagging…

For the penultimate entry in this series, Elettra Conoly ‘21 and Megan Szostak ‘22 post about their research on music in Tufts Univ. MS 24, a Dominican miscellany from Northern Italy.

This manuscript is a collection of writings and chants, with…

October 14 is the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE. An invading force led by William of Normandy, claimant to the English throne, defeated an army led by King Harold II. The closely fought battle lasted from dawn to dusk, ending when…

Dr. Anne R. Rossi, double Jumbo and former faculty member at the School of Medicine, examines a physician’s almanac made by Julia O’Gara ‘19 (BFA, BS, pre-med) in FAH 92: Medieval Books. When Dr. Rossi retired from her medical practice, she returned…

Professor Ikumi Kaminishi of Art History & Architecture teaches with this facsimile of Shigisan-engi, a splendid reproduction of the 12th century scroll, which relates the miracles attributed to Myoren, a monk who lived on Mount Shigi, in Japan,…