Grimoire of Armadel

The Grimoire of Armadel (original title: Liber Armadel seu totius cabalae perfectissima brevissima et infallabilis scientia tam speculativa quam practiqua) is a minor 17th-century French Christian grimoire kept in the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal in Paris. It was translated into English by S.L. MacGregor Mathers,^[1] and first published in 1980 after his death.^[2]

It should not be confused with British Library manuscript Lans. 1202 as "The Key of King Solomon by Armadel; Book 4: The Spirits which govern under the Orders of the sovereign Creator" (Clavicules du Roi Salomon, Par Armadel. Livre Quatrieme. Des Esprits qui gouvernent sous les Ordres du Souverain Createur).

See also

• S.L. MacGregor Mathers
• Grimoire

References

1. The Grimoire of Armadel S. L. MacGregor Mathers, William Keith "Translated from a 17th-century manuscript stored in Paris, this is an ancient but still useful book of popularized Christian magic. It is illustrated with intricate sigils. Original Language: French, Latin"
2. S. L. MacGregor Mathers; William Keith (1995). The Grimoire of Armadel. York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser. p. 7.

External links

• Translation into English
• Bibliothèque nationale de France, Archives et manuscrits : Recueil sur les sciences occultes (dit Grimoire ou la Cabale par Armadel) ms. 2494