En garde! ⚔️ These drawings of swords are from a magical text attributed to King Solomon. The work d
En garde! ⚔️ These drawings of swords are from a magical text attributed to King Solomon. The work describes a method of summoning and commanding angels, each represented by a planet, by drawing pentacles and placing sacred objects. The manuscript’s unusual small, horizontal format may be due to the esoteric or clandestine nature of the text. Clavicula Salomonis, Les clavicules de Salomon [France, ca. 1700?]Call number: Ms. Codex 1054Facsimile: http://ow.ly/ZGH930h3xlF * * *#KislakCenter #Pennlibraries #librariesofinstagram #specialcollections #manuscript #KingSolomon #magic #swords #France #18thcentury #angels #planets -- source link
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