Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis

Record summary

The Lemegeton is a composite magical compilation conventionally divided into the Ars Goetia, Ars Theurgia-Goetia, Ars Paulina, and Ars Almadel. Its manuscript witnesses date mainly from the seventeenth century, while the familiar nineteenth- and twentieth-century printed form reflects editorial intervention. It matters for comparing demon catalogues, angelic magic, planetary timing, and manuscript compilation. Researchers should treat each constituent book and witness separately, investigate relations to Weyer and other sources, and avoid assuming that the modern title or division was standard in early modern use.