Tradition 02 of 33
Ritual magic and grimoires
Ceremonial and ritual magic, grimoires, spellcraft, talismans, sigils, and magical manuals.
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- Books
- 5,190
- Earliest
- 500 CE
- to 2026
- Read free
- 48%
- 2,504 with public full text
- With covers
- 57%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match2,962
- Metadata match478
- Query match1,748
- Source classification (retained through merging)2
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Key subjects
- Magic1.2K
- Orthography and spelling829
- Magic tricks538
- Early works to 1800533
- English language397
- History330
- occultism283
- Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric270
- Witchcraft262
- Juvenile fiction204
- Magie189
- Fiction177
- Social Sciences172
- Handbooks, manuals171
- Alchemy157
- Charms157
- Art151
- Talismans144
- Arts and Humanities141
- Philosophy138
- Demonology130
- Amulets128
- Spellers127
- Medicine120
Top languages
- English2,329 · 45%
- German862 · 17%
- French473 · 9%
- Latin444 · 9%
- NOT308 · 6%
Notable authors
All authors- Giambattista della Porta32 in this tradition89 books
- Wolfgang Hildebrand29 in this tradition32 books
- Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim25 in this tradition46 books
- Henri Decremps25 books
- Paracelsus23 in this tradition292 books
- Albertus Magnus23 in this tradition45 books
- Johann Weyer23 in this tradition24 books
- Walter Scott22 in this tradition42 books
- Levinus Lemnius20 in this tradition35 books
- James George Frazer18 in this tradition19 books
- L. Frank Baum17 in this tradition21 books
- Hobbies Ltd17 books
5,190 books
Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande
Kitty Wheater
2017
The Impact of Culture and Cultures Upon Jewish Customs and Rituals
Simcha Fishbane
2016
Drawing Spirit
Korshi Dosoo, Iain Gardner, Jay Johnston, Julia Kindt
2022
Solomon the Esoteric King
Pablo Torijano Morales
2002
White Magic, Black Magic in the European Renaissance
Paola Zambelli
2007
Exorcising our Demons: Magic, Witchcraft and Visual Culture in Early Modern Europe
Charles Zika
2003
The Hermetic Tradition: Symbols and Teachings of the Royal Art
Julius Evola
1995
Religion: A Humanist Interpretation
Raymond Firth
2010
Simon Magus: The First Gnostic?
Stephen Haar
2003
Word Eaters: Graphophagy in the Early and High Middle Ages
Andrea Maraschi
2026
A Confusion of Prophets: Victorian and Edwardian Astrology
Patrick Curry
1993
Magic and Divination in Malay Illustrated Manuscripts
Farouk Yahya
2015
The Tree of Life: An Illustrated Study in Magic
Israel Regardie, Chic Cicero, Sandra Tabatha Cicero
1969
Fourth book of occult philosophy : the companion to three books of occult philosophy
Robert Turner, Donald Tyson
2009
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(Yi ben) bai jie
vermutlich frühes 19. Jh.Chinese
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Das ist der rechte und wahrhafte Tobiassegen
[18. Jahrh.]German
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Eines Bergverständigen ungenanten Avtoris neuer, bisher ungedruckter Unterricht Vom rechten Gebrauch der Wündschel-Ruthe in Bergwercken
Anno MDCCV.German
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Eines Liebhabers der Astrologie Vorstellung Von der Stern-Wahrsagerey, Das ist: Von der Nativität-Stellung, Wie auch Bedeutung und Eintheilung der Zwölff Himmlischen Zeichen unter die Planeten, Länder und Städte
Anno MDCCXXV.German
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Geheime Anweisungen miyu zu Begräbnisritualen; Jingmen (ohne Titel) - BSB Cod.sin. 590
vermutlich Ende 19. bis Anfang 20. Jh.Chinese
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Gesammelte Fragmente, Nr. 3: Qamē'ā - Amulett für Reisende. In der Mitte Davidsschild, in den 4 Ecken die Namen der 4 Erzengel - BSB Cod.hebr. 151(3
ca. 18. Jh.Hebrew
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Gründlicher vnnd warhaffter Bericht, was sich mit dem Mann, der sich Hanns Vatter von Mellingen, ausdem landt zu Düringen genennt , Vnnd ein zeytlang im Teutschlandt herumb gezogen, zur Buß geruffen, vnd bey den leuten fürgegeben, als ob er vom Sathan gepunden vnnd geplagt würde, zu Nürmberg zugetragen vnnd verloffen hat
M. D. LXII.German
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Handbuch für Divination, Astrologie und die Erstellung von Horoskopen; Youmian - BSB Cod.sin. 531
vermutlich Ende 19. Jh.Chinese
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Hong lou mi yu
vermutlich 19. Jh.Chinese
Macmillan spelling [grade 3]
Carl Bernard Smith
Date unknown