{"product_id":"faustiana-goetica","title":"Faustiana Goetica","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eFaustiana Goetica: A Collection of Related Obscure Sixteenth-Eighteenth Century Germanic Grimoire Texts\u003c\/strong\u003e, Steve Savedow expands the corpus of important texts by bringing together obscure sixteenth-eighteenth century German grimoires, making them available together in English for the first time. The material includes \u003cem\u003eHerpentil's Black Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEpitome of Supernatural Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMagia Ordinis,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAlmuchabosa: Compendium of Supernatural Black Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTuba Veneris\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGrimorium Mercurium\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe texts presented in this volume each provide a basic, ‘no nonsense’, uncomplicated system of spirit evocation or ‘Goetica’, that can be described and categorized as being in the nature of [Faustian] German talismanic ‘Black Books’ of magic. These books include specific material on using talismans and incantations to perform acts of spirit evocation, the acquisition of money or gold\/treasure, skrying by the use of a glass of water, and some interesting techniques of necromancy including how to get news from the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding reference material from nineteenth century German magazines and books, dozens of illustrations, spirit list, comprehensive manuscript and published work details of the texts and much more, \u003cem\u003eFaustiana Goetica\u003c\/em\u003e is a treasure trove which reveals a significant area of development in the grimoire tradition. Includes a foreword by Alexander Cummins, and images of Faustian sigils and seals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Alexander Cummins\u003cbr\u003eA Note Regarding the Influence of Faust\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eSome details and references on the books presented here\u003cbr\u003eHerpentil’s Black Magic (Horst, 1821)\u003cbr\u003eBlack Magic of Herpentil (Saltzburg, 1505)\u003cbr\u003eComments From Zauber Bibliothek, Vol. 1 (Horst, 1821)\u003cbr\u003eEpitome of Supernatural Magic (Herpentil, Scheible, 1846, 1519)\u003cbr\u003eMagia Ordinis (Kornreuther, 1495?\/1515\/1750)\u003cbr\u003eSerapeum Magazine (Naumann\/Gessert, Munich, 1844, 1555)\u003cbr\u003eAlmuchabosa: Compendium of Supernatural Black Magic (Scot, 1555)\u003cbr\u003eTuba Veneris (attributed to John Dee, 1580)\u003cbr\u003eGrimorium Mercurium (attributed to John Dee, 1599, 1786)\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A - Spirit Names in the various texts\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B - Spirit Names in the Grimorium Mercurium\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C - Extracts From Libellus St Gertrudis and Herpentil Salomonis\u003cbr\u003eAppendix D - Some text editions of grimoire related books attributed to Faust, in English\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hadean Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46433647558792,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9695\/6040\/files\/ChatGPTImageAug21_2026at12_31_26PM.png?v=1787340701","url":"https:\/\/obscurabibliotheca.com\/products\/faustiana-goetica","provider":"Obscura Bibliotheca LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}