The Grand Grimoire · Red Dragon
The great grimoire of the pact — Le Véritable Dragon Rouge (1873 ed.)
The Grand Grimoire (Le Véritable Dragon Rouge), the grimoire of the pact par excellence: the infernal hierarchy (Lucifer, Beelzebub, Astaroth and the minister Lucifugé Rofocale), the Grand Appellation, the magic circle, the blasting rod and the art of bargaining with spirits to uncover treasures. It includes the short «Secret de la Poule Noire» (the black hen) and the secrets of Queen Cleopatra and of Artephius. Our own transcription of the French of the 1873 edition (Gallica, BnF) —public domain; it bears the false «1521» imprint— with each page's facsimile alongside our transcription and translation. Note: this «Secret de la Poule Noire» is the Grand Grimoire's short recipe, not the standalone grimoire La Poule Noire / The Black Pullet (a different book). Historical, educational material.
Details
| Source | Le Véritable Dragon Rouge, 1873 edition (false «1521» imprint) · Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) |
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| Manuscript | French print — 1873 (Gallica, BnF) |
| Century | 19th c. (printed 1873) |
| Original language | French (1873) |
| Translations | Spanish, English |
| Pages | 115 pages |
| Licence | Public domain |
How we make it
Our own transcription from the public-domain facsimile. Abbreviations are expanded in [brackets] and doubtful readings marked [?]; where the original is illegible, we say so. We copy no copyrighted modern edition. Our transcription and translation are released under CC-BY 4.0.
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