MS. Index

[John J. Coughlin]

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Wellcome Institute MS. 4655.
236 pages. Octavo. 18th Century. [c. 1725]
Clavicule de Salomon, ou la Clef misterieuse de la Science cabalistique, pour faciliter l'intelligence de ce que Cornelius Agripa fameux négromantien a escrit de plus curieux sur les misteres de la grande Cabale. Copié exactement sur le veritable original de la Biblioteque du Duc de Mantoüe, traduit de l'hébreu. 1639.
[Title in red and black. Illustrated by numerous pen drawings in red or black ink of sigils and cabbalistic figures.]
p1 Introduction à la Clavicule.
p6 Clavicule de Salomon ou Testament de La Science Cabalistique Laissé a titre de succession a Son file Roboam.
Ch 1 Quelles dispositions doivent avoir ceux qui veulent penetrer dans les misteres de la science occulte et cabalistique.
Ch 2 Quels sont les lieux & les tems propres aux operations du grand art.
Ch 3 Quels sont les instrumens et utenciles necessaires aux operations cabalistiques.
Ch 4 Maniere methodique de travailler aux caracteres, Talismans, Pentacules, &c.
[7 pentacles of planetary days, cut out of printed book have been pasted into this chapter. Plus 3 other smaller pentacles in red ink].
Ch 5 Les heures du jour et de la nuit avec les parfums et les couleurs qui sont propres aux esprits quon invoque. [Tables of planetary hours].
Ch 6 Apparitions des Esprits et les nombres misterieux.
[7 magical squares of the planets with sigils as in Agrippa].
Ch 7 Des caracters propres aux Esprits qui dominent aux sept Planetes pour leurs Pentacules.
[seven pentacles, with drawings of obverse and reverse].
Ch 8 Des septante deux genies qui portent les noms de Dieu.
[Characters].
Ch 9 Maniere methodique de former les cercles magiques de L'art.
[drawing of Circle].
Ch 10 Modeles et proprieter des figures misterieuses formées avec les sceaux et caracteres des septante deux genies des douze portes.
[12 pentacles of the months of the year].
Ch 11 Des oraisons en forme d'exorcismes pour consacrer tous les instrumens utenciles et autres choses qui servent aux operations de l'art.
[Drawings of magical weapons.]
Ch 12 Les anneaux misterieux et la maniere de les composer.
Ch 13 Des intelligences qui regnet au dessous du firmament & des merveilles qu'elles operent par leurs talismans et caracters.
[7 pentacles of the Planets with obverse and reverse].
Ch 14 Instruction pour decouvrir les tresors tels quils soient.
[Pentacle with obverse and reverse].
Ch 15 Alphabet misterieux dont Moyse se servoit pour operer les merveilles. [set of alphabetic characters]. [two pentacles ‘Interrogation aux Genies' and ‘Response des genies'].
Ch 16 Secrets d'une grande utilité au dessus de lordre naturel.
[5 pentacles with obverse and reverse -Pentacule des gnomes, des salamandres, des sylphes, des nymphes - Pentacule tres specifique].

[John J. Coughlin]

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Wellcome Institute Ms. 4655.
236 pages. Octavo. 18th Century. [ C. 1725]
Clavicle of Solomon, or the misterieuse Key of cabalistic Science, to facilitate l'intelligence of what Cornelius Agripa famous négromantien has escrit more curious on the misteres about the great Cabal. Copied exactly from the true original of Biblioteque of the Duke of Mantoüe, translated l'hébreu. 1639.
[ Title in red and black. Illustrated by numerous PEN drawings in red gold black ink of sigils and cabbalistic figures. ]
p1 Introduction to the Clavicle.
p6 Clavicule of Solomon or Will of Cabalistic Science Left has title of succession has Its Roboam file.
CH 1 Which provisions must have those which want penetrer in the misteres occult science and cabalistic.
CH 2 Which are the places & the tems specific to the operations of the great art.
CH 3 Which are the instrumens and utenciles necessary to the cabalistic operations.
CH 4 methodic Manner to work with the characters, Talismans, Pentacles, &c.
[ 7 pentacles of planetary days, cut out of printed book cuts been pasted into this chapter. More 3 other smaller pentacles in red ink ].
CH the 5 hours of the day and the night with the perfumes and the colors which are clean with the quon spirits calls upon.
[ Tables of planetary hours ]. CH 6 Appearances of the misterieux Spirits and numbers.
[ 7 magical public gardens of the planets with sigils have in Clutched ].
CH 7 Of the caracters specific to the Spirits which dominate with seven Planets for their Pentacles.
[ seven pentacles, with drawings of obverse and reverse ]. CH 8 Of seventy both genies which bears the names of God.
[ Characters ].
CH 9 methodic Manner to form the magic circles of L'art.
[ drawing of Circle ].
CH 10 Modeles and proprieter of the misterieuses figures formed with the seals and characters of seventy both genies of the twelve doors.
[ 12 pentacles of the months of the year ].
CH 11 Of the speeches in form d exorcisms to devote all the instrumens utenciles and other things which are used for the operations of l'art.
[ Drawings of magical let us weapons. ]
CH 12 misterieux rings and manner of composing them.
CH 13 Of the intelligences which regnet to the lower part of firmament & the qu'elles wonders operent by their talismans and caracters.
[ 7 pentacles of the Planets with obverse and reverse ].
CH 14 Instruction to decouvrir the tresors such quils are.
[ Pentacle with obverse and reverse ].
CH 15 misterieux Alphabet of which Moyse servoit for operer the wonders
[ set of alphabetic characters ].
[ two pentacles ` Interrogation in Genies' and ` Response of the genies' ].
CH 16 Secrecies d'une great utility with the natural top of lordre.
[ 5 pentacles with obverse and reverse - Pentacle of the gnomists, the salamanders, the sylphs, the nymphs - very specific Pentacle ].