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Completely new and richly detailed, this is perhaps the most comprehensive version of the "Key Of Solomon" ever published. Based on one of the best-known grimoires of the Western world, "The Veritable Key Of Solomon" presents all aspects of this revered magical system in one impressive source. Based on the original "Key Of Solomon" manuscript, this brand-new text features never before published material and added detail. Over 160 illustrations beautifully complement the elements of these complete and workable system of high magic, from a broad range of talismans and techniques to magical implements and procedures. Also featured is a commentary by two of the best-known scholar magicians alive - Stephen Skinner and David Rankine - who offer a full survey of all extant manuscripts of this famous grimoire and an exploration of how they interrelate.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #290156 in Books
• Published on: 2008-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 384 pages

Customer Reviews

A complete family of grimoires in one volume.
The Veritable Key of Solomon is a critical collection of manuscripts which clearly shows the different treatises which go under the title of the 'Greater Key of Solomon.' Stephen Skinner and David Rankine have put together a beautiful collection of the four 'families' of texts of the Greater Key. As with the other volumes of their 'Gateway to Magic' series, the introduction and notes are first-rate, and the color illustrations of the limited edition half-leather binding are highly illuminating. What makes this volume special is that it shows clearly the line of thought developed in each of the textual families. No other work shows all four 'families' in one place, ready for easy comparison. This is especially important in grimoiric magic, where mixing systems or even similarly named grimoires together can have disastrous results. The source elements also are clearer in this edition than some others (with the exception of Joseph Peterson's edition). The reader can clearly see the influence of Kabbalah, Catholic forms, Medieval and Renaissance writers like Agrippa and de Abano, and folk magic as each of the four families of manuscripts developed. Because of its completeness, this is the definitive text on the Greater key of Solomon, and is complemented very nicely by Joseph Peterson's authoritative translation of the Key.