Faustus: The Life and Times of a Renaissance Magician by Ruickbie Leo

Author:Ruickbie, Leo [Ruickbie, Leo]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Faustus
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011-10-24T04:00:00+00:00

Grimoire

In 1523 a little book of magic making great claims for itself was supposedly published in Rome. Like many others this book was attributed to the Supreme Pontiff himself. The Enchiridion of Pope Leo III was not a book of ceremonial magic in the grand tradition, but rather a catalogue of charms and an extended magical devotion called ‘The Seven Mysterious Orisons’. The Enchiridion was said to have been presented by Pope Leo III to Charlemagne after his coronation in Rome – an unlikely event. Although it has attracted the reputation of black magic and been condemned as such, the Enchiridion is relatively innocent.

There was, however, a more sulphurous book on the market. Attributed to Faustus, the Doctor Johannis Fausti Manual-Höllenzwang was reputed to have been printed in Wittenberg in 1524. A black bird adorns the cover and, like the Black Raven purported to have come out of Lyon in 1469, the Manual-Höllenzwang begins with a stern warning:

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