Of Angels, Demons & Spirits: A Sourcebook of British Magic

A Rare Grimoire from the Vaults of the Bodleian Library.

Discovered among the antiquarian stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library — received in 1634 from an anonymous benefactor — this authentic seventeenth-century English grimoire has been meticulously transcribed, annotated, and beautifully reconstructed by Daniel Harms and illustrated by James R. Clark, the acclaimed team behind the bestselling Book of Oberon.

This is not a modern interpretation. This is the real thing — a working cunning man's practical grimoire, filled with never-before-published rituals for calling forth demons, fairies, elementals, and other spiritual beings. Spells for uncovering theft, combating witchcraft, hunting for treasure, healing, and commanding spirits to fulfill one's will.

What's Inside

• More than fifty spells from a 17th-century cunning man's practice
• Over one hundred figures and illustrations reconstructed from the original manuscript
• Lists of spirits — including some not mentioned in any other published materials
• Extensive scholarly annotations situating the work in its historical and cultural context
• Insights into Thomas Allen, the Bodleian Library's origins, and the era's cosmological views
• Red type retained from the original manuscript to emphasize keywords — as the scribe intended

Details

• Authors: Daniel Harms & James R. Clark
• Publisher: Llewellyn
• Format: Deluxe hardcover edition
• ISBN: 9780738753683

An essential work for serious collectors, practitioners, and scholars of historical Western magic.