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
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
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
Hand-book of magic
John Wyman
1851
Hand-book of magic: second series
John Wyman
1855
Handbook of magic
Brown Prof
1892
Hart's English grammar
John S. Hart
1870
Hazen's complete spelling-book
M. W. Hazen
1884
Hazen's complete spelling-book for all grades of public and private schools
M. W. Hazen
1891
Heller's Book of magic
Robert Heller
1898
Heller's Hand-book of magic and its mysteries
Robert Heller
1891
Henderson's Test words in English orthography
N. P. Henderson
1870
Henderson's Test words in English orthography, with full definitions; also, a list of modern geographical names, with their pronunciation, for the use of grammar schools and academies
N. P. Henderson
1870
Herman's book of black art
Alexander Herrmann
1890
Herrman's [sic] black art
Alexander Herrmann
1891
Herrmann's art of magic
Alexander Herrmann
1891
Herrmann's little jokes related by people who knew him well, and some amusing tricks
Harry Houdini Collection
1897
Hocus pocus
Richard Neve
1721
Hocus pocus junior
Thomas Harper
1635
Hocus pocus, or, The art of conjuring made easy
Peter Quizumall
1827
Hocus pocus, or, The new and complete art of conjuring, explained in an easy and comprehensive manner
McManus-Young Collection
1820
Hocus pocus, or, The whole art of legerdemain laid open
McManus-Young Collection
1765
Holiday frolics, or, Endless amusement for the Christmas fireside
McManus-Young Collection
1830
Hoplocrisma-spongus: or, A sponge to vvipe avvay the weapon-salve
William Foster
1631
Hoplocrisma-spongus; or, A sponge to wipe away the weapon-salve
William Foster, Thomas Cotes, John Grove
1631
How do you spell it? or, Words as they look : a book for busy people, with an appendix defining many commercial and business terms in every-day life
William T. C. Hyde
1892
How it's done in India
H. S. Lynn
1877