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
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Arte magica annichilata
Scipione Maffei
1754Italian
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Asser. philosoph. de secretiore philosophia sive de naturali magia
Johann Frey, Simon Som
1603Latin
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Astrologia iudicaria
Tobias Moller
1581NOT
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Athanasii Kircheri Diatribe de prodigiosis Crucibus, quae tam supra vestes hominum, quam res alias, non pridem post ultimum incendium Vesuvii montis Neapoli comparuerunt
Athanasius Kircher
1661NOT
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Aur. Phil. The. Paracelsi Philosophorum Atque Medicorum Hactenus omnium facile Principis, de Meteoris
Paracelsus
1569Latin
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Ausführliche Prophezeyung so zu Wasserleben geschehen ist im Stifft Halberstadt eine halbe Meile von Wernigeroda Von einem Mägdlein so uber Feld hat gehen wollen und ihm ein Engel begegnet ist was sie sol zu ihrem Pfarrer sagen
Marcus Bucholt
1630NOT
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Avgvstini Niphi Medices, Philosophi Suessani, de Auguriis Lib. II
Agostino Nifo
1534Latin
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B. Pererii Valentini S. J. adversus fallaces et superstitiosas artes, id est, de magia , de observatione somniorum & de divinatione astrologica
Benet Perera
1591Latin
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Bedeutnusz vn[d] offenbarung warer himlischer Jnfluxion des hocherfarnen Magistri Johannis Charionis Buetikaymensis, Churfürstlicher Gnaden von Brandenburg [et]c. Mathematici, von jaren zu jaren werende, biß man schreybt. M.D.xl. jar, Alle Landtschafft, Stendt, vnd einflüsse klerlich betreffende
Johannes Carion
1526German
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Behutsame Vorstellung allerhand Un-Christlicher und abergläubischer Händel
Johannes Jacobi
1706German
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Benedicti Pererii Societ. Iesu De Magia , De Observatione Somniorum Et De Divinatione Astrologica
Benet Perera
1612Latin
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Benedicti Pererii Valentini E Societate Jesv. Adversvs Fallaces Et Svperstitiosas Artes, Id Est, De Magia , De Observatione Somniorum, et, De Diuinatione Astrologica
Benet Perera
1591Latin
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Benedicti Poiger Canonici Regularis San-Zenonensis Theologia Ex-Magica, Sev Magia Ex Theologia Proscribenda
Benedict Peuger
1780Latin
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Bericht von Erforschung, prob vnd erkentnis der Zauberinnen durchs kalte Wasser
Hermann Neuwaldt
1584German
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Beschreibung und Außlegung von der wunderbarlichen Entzuckung etlicher Menschen
Sigmund Friderich
1592German
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Bibliotheca seu acta et Scripta magica. 1/10. 1739
Eberhard David Hauber
1739NOT
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Bibliotheca seu acta et Scripta magica. 11/20. 1739/40
Eberhard David Hauber
1739NOT
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Bibliotheca seu acta et Scripta magica. 21/30. 1740/42
Eberhard David Hauber
1740NOT
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Bibliotheca seu acta et Scripta magica. 31/36. 1743/45
Eberhard David Hauber
1743NOT
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Bibliotheca sive Acta et Scripta Magica. 1/12. 1738/39
Eberhard David Hauber
1738NOT
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Bibliotheca sive Acta et Scripta Magica. 25/36. 1741 - 1745
Eberhard David Hauber
1745NOT
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Bileams Abfertigung, oder Gründliche Wiederlegung der Astrologie und aller anverwanten Wahrsager-Künste
Leonhard Christoph Sturm
1699German
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Blockes-Berges Verrichtung
Johannes Praetorius
1668NOT
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Blutende Diebe-Stirnen im Delitzscher Galgen
Johannes Praetorius
1678NOT