Collection of magical recipes and treatises, with diagrams, magic circles, and other illustrations. A full list of the recipes is available. Pp. 166-8: index in main hand. Second hand, resembling that of Ff.4.12 and Ff.4.13, appears at pp. 79-81, 120-1. Pp. 154-65 are in a third hand, of rather earlier appearance. Last leaf partly torn away; on recto of surviving portion (p. 170) is writing in another hand. pp. 53, 122-53: blank.
Book of Magic
This material is held atCambridge University Library
- Reference
- GB 12 MS Add.3544
- Dates of Creation
- 1560 (Circa)
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 1 volume(s) 1 volume paper paper
Scope and Content
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Purchased from Sydney V. Galloway, Jan. 1899.
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