The Greater Key of Solomon

Solomonic ceremonial magic — distinct from the Lemegeton (Lesser Key)

Latin manuscript — 18th c. (Gallica, BnF)
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The Greater Key of Solomon — engraved plate (Plate of seals) · public-domain facsimile
Latin manuscript — 18th c. (Gallica, BnF)
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TranscriptionLatin (18th c.)

[no text — blank page or image only]

TranslationEnglish

Plate of seals and pentacles; no running text to translate.

The Greater Key of Solomon — engraved plate (page 080) · public-domain facsimile
Latin manuscript — 18th c. (Gallica, BnF)
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TranscriptionLatin (18th c.)

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74

[figure: diagram of concentric spheres] Saturnus ♄ Jupiter ♃ Mars ♂ Sol ☼ Venus ♀ Mercurius ☿ Luna ☾ ignis aer aqua Terra

TranslationEnglish

[Blank folio; foliation «74».]

[Figure: a diagram of concentric spheres labeled —Saturn ♄, Jupiter ♃, Mars ♂, Sun ☼, Venus ♀, Mercury ☿, Moon ☾, fire, air, water and, at the center, the Earth—; no running text to translate.]

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Latin manuscript — 18th c. (Gallica, BnF)
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TranscriptionLatin (18th c.)

[left column blank — only show-through of the previous folio]

[right column: heading (in French) and table of unlucky days by month; colophon in Latin] Jours Mauuais [?] L'art Secret [?] Januier . — — — — — — 24. 9. 20. Feurier . — — — — — 15. 16. 20. Mars . — — — — — 7. 14. 15. 16. Auril . — — — — — 6. 1. May . — — — — — 12. 17. Juin . — — — — — 9. Juillet . — — — — — 16. 19. Aoust . — — — — — 4. 17. Septembre . — — — — 10. 19. Octobre . — — — — — 7. Nouembre . — — — — 15. 16. Decembre . — — — — 6. 9. 12.

Finis Claviculae. Laus Deo.

TranslationEnglish

[Left column blank: only the show-through of the preceding folio.]

[Right column: a heading in French and a table of unlucky days by month.] Unlucky days. The secret art. January: 24, 9, 20. February: 15, 16, 20. March: 7, 14, 15, 16. April: 6, 1. May: 12, 17. June: 9. July: 16, 19. August: 4, 17. September: 10, 19. October: 7. November: 15, 16. December: 6, 9, 12.

End of the Little Key. Praise to God.

Plate of seals#p082
The Greater Key of Solomon — engraved plate (Plate of seals) · public-domain facsimile
Latin manuscript — 18th c. (Gallica, BnF)
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TranscriptionLatin (18th c.)

[no text — blank page or image only; only library stamp «BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE» and show-through of the previous folio]

TranslationEnglish

Plate of seals and pentacles; no running text to translate.

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