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

Two pages of the grimoire Enchiridion Leonis Papae serenissimo imperatori Carolo Magno in munus pretiosum datum : nuperrime mendis omnibus purgatum (France, 1810) providing brief instructions on how to perform different magical spells to address…

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.

A prayer that calls on Jesus to protect one from the plans of one's enemies and an accompanying pentacle.

Two pages of the grimoire Enchiridion Leonis Papae serenissimo imperatori Carolo Magno in munus pretiosum datum : nuperrime mendis omnibus purgatum (France, 1810) describing prayers to perform on different days of the week, here, specifically Tuesday…

Before presenting the content ostensibly given from Pope Leo III to Charlemagne the Great, the compilers of this text provide an introduction, a commencement of S. Evangile according to Saint Jean, and 9 pages of psalms, and two magical diagrams.…

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").