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Two pages of the French grimoire Les Vrais Clavicules du Roy Salomon par Armadel, featuring magical figures and chants used to summon and control spirits and the opening to the fourth book of the grimoire.

Close up on pentacle drawing featuring the head and shoulders of a saintly figure with a crown-like halo.

Two pages in the grimoire Les vrais Clavicules du Roy Salomon par Armadel (France, 1775-6), each featuring a drawing of a circle designed to be used to enclose magical pentacle drawings. They feature the names of various angels, and the one on the…

The left page introduces the topic of this section of the book with the translated title "The Talismans or Character of Twelve Rings in which one encloses a Spirit Wherever one wants by 643S2I5." The page on the right illustrates and describes the…

A guide in the grimoire Les vrais Clavicules du Roy Salomon par Armadel (France, 1775-6) to the use of swords, lances, cutlasses, stilets, small lances, needles, and burrins in magical spells with accompanying illustrations.

A guide in the grimoire Les vrais Clavicules du Roy Salomon par Armadel (France, 1775-6) to the necessity of and how to use instruments such as a "Bâton" and a "Baguette" in performing magical spells with accompanying illustrations.

Two pages devoted to guiding the reader through summoning different spirits and how to get them to do what you desire by reciting particular chants and drawing their associated figures (called "caracteres").

A page in the grimoire Les vrais Clavicules du Roy Salomon par Armadel(France, 1775-6) featuring a mermaid illustration at the top of the page and a conjuration invoking the names of various spirits.

Two of 34 pages featuring pentacle illustrations and guides on how to use them in the grimoire Les vrais Clavicules du Roy Salomon par Armadel (France, 1775-6). The left page features an introductory and general guide on the use of the pentacles and…

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…