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Owen Davies: Art of the Grimoire (2023, Yale University Press)

Grimoires, textbooks of magic and occult knowledge, have existed through the ages alongside other magic …

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An attractive review of magical texts through the ages, from papyrus to illuminated manuscripts to artifacts produced for modern entertainment properties. Presents magical texts in the fashion of a typical art-history review, without in-depth focus in any particular era.