Friday 24 April 2020

A Necromantic Miscellany: Heidelberg CPG.263

This manuscript, brought to my attention by Daniel Clark if I`m not mistaken, caught my attention a long time ago when my palaeographic talents were nascent, mainly because of its magical diagrams, and did not pay much attention to it, but I believe it to be an important part of many puzzles. 

Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Cod. Pal. germ. 263 is fully digitised and the images are in public domain.  Although the quality is not as high as others, it is sufficient to be grounds for research, with a bit of adjustment. 

The drawings presented in this article are raw, keeping the manuscript`s liniation. Once transcribed and reworked I plan to do a full restitution of the graphics at a higher resolution with clean background. 

The writing is a late 15th century bastarda hand, very clean, constant and with little to no contractions or siglae, so a transcription should be fairly easy to produce. 

This fragment is important in many ways

-it contains a version of the Pseudo-Baconian Thesaurum Necramantiae

-it contains many unknown diagrams that have obviously had a wider diffusion, such as the triangle in 271v, which seems as this is the origin of the magical triangle included in the Florentine Seal of Jupiter

-it contains (261r) the names of the angels of the 15 fixed stars, a detailed omitted from the Quindecum Stellis as far as I know, so presumably the seals we all know and love, included those from Agrippa, actually belong to them. 


1
Caput algol
Astaniel
2
Pleiades
Asgasal
3
Aldebaram
Ammahyn
4
Hircus
Brihanical
5
Canis maior
Murmidiel
6
Canis minor
Muranthimael
7
Cor leonis
Perchamariel
8
Cauda vrsema
Hamidigal
9
Ala corvi
Rincama
10
Spica
Zubethiel
11
Alchameris
Rimaniel
12
Elpheta
Barthimael
13
Cor scorpi
Naximaniel
14
Vultur cadens
Hantijmidyn
15
Cauda capricornj
Gamarthiel





Magical circle for operations 
260v



Characters for invisibilty 
265r


Characters for compelling a spirit to answer
265v


Characters for obtaining visions 
265v


Characters for uncovering theft
269r


Sigils of the Planetary Spirits
270v


Sigills (magical squares) of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Sun. 270v.




Sigills (magical squares) of Venus, Mercury and Moon. 271r.


The seal of Amicables.
271v



A seal used to pacify two parties. 
272r



Angelic characters of Gabriel, Racfier and Hamael
274r.


Divine names diagram 
274v



Magical mirror 
275r


Magical Circle.
277r



Contents:

For a comprehensive synopsis of the contents I am greatly indebted to Dr. Karin Zimmermann (Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg). Her full article can be found HERE.  The list was edited and updated by myself, and added English translations. 





-Regule Necessarie ad artem Magicam. Necessary rules of the magical art. (257v) 

-De Consecratione Gladij. Of the consecration of the sword. (257v) 

-De annulo. Of the ring. (258v)  

-De Sceptro. Of the scepter. (258v) 

-Ad propositum. Of the goal. (259r) 

-Coniuratio Obedientiales. The Conjuration of the obedients. (259v) 
-Coniuratio astrictionis. The forcing conjuration. (259vr) 
-Si res erit pro furtu. For stealing (?) (260r) 
-Licentia. Charge. (260v)
-Forma Circuli. The form of the circle.  (260v)
-Expositio siue misterium nominis [AGLA]. The explanation or the mystery of the name [AGLA].(260v)
-Nomina angelorum que presunt faciebus signorum. The names of the angels that are set over the faces of the signs. (260v) 
-Nomina angelorum 16 (sic) Stellarum prime magnitudinis. The names of the angels that are set over the 16 stars of the first magnitude. The list contains the 15 Behenian stars. (261r) 
-Spiritus Somniorum. The spirits of sleep. (261r)
-Spiritus Imaginationum. The spirits of imagination. (261v) 
-Experimenta Necromantica et primo de Inuisibilitate. Necromantic experiments, and the first one, for invisibility. (261r) 
-Licentiatio Spirituum. The charging of the spirits. (263r)
-Eduus [Equus?] Alberti Magni. The horse [experiment] of Albert the Great. (263v)
-Secretum ad inueniendum Thesauros absconditos. The secret pertaining to the discovery of hidden treasures. (263v)
-Visio vnius Spiritus bonj. The vision of a good spirit. (264v)
-Experimentum Inuisibilitatis. Experiment for invisibility.  (265r)
-Ad habendum Spiritum respondentem ad omnia interrogata.  To have a spirit answer to everything it is asked. (265v)
-Alia visio. Another vision. (265v) 
-Visio personalis. A personal vision. (265v)
-Licentia. Charge.(266r) 
-Visio puerilis in Cristallo. A vision in a cristal by means of a young boy. (266v) 
-Licentia. Charge.(266v)
-Alia visio in phiala in die veneris circa meridiem. Another vision, in a vial [of water], in the day of Venus about noon. (266v) 
-Licentia. Charge.(266v) 
-Alia visio facilis in aqua. Another easy vision in water. (267r)  
-Experimenta ad Amorem. An experiment for love. (267r) 
-De Ruta. Of rue.(267v)
-Aliud experimentum. Another experiment. (267v)
-Experimentum de vitinnibus corilinis quibus Maxima secreta possunt explorarj. Experiment of the hazel rod, by which great secrets can be explored.  (267v) 
Ad manifestandum furtum. To make theft known. (269r)
-Ad sciendum secreta. To know secrets. (269r)
-Ad amorem. For love. (269r)
-Ad sciendum mortem hominis egreti. To know of the death of  a man. (269v) 
-Ad maritus citius mortatur Vel vxor. To make a husband or a wife die sooner. (269v) 
-Quedam in naturali magia Et primo de Spiritibus 12 Signorum et Septem planetarum. Certain things pertaining top natural magic, and first, of the spirits of the 12 signs and of the 7 planets. (269v) 
-Demones 12 Signis celestibus subditj. The demons subjected to  the 12 signs. (270r) 
-Planetarum demones. The demons of the planets. (270r)
-Intelligentie Planetarum. The intelligences of the planets. (270r) 
-Sigilla Spirituum Planetarum. The seals of the spirits of the planets. (270v) 
-Sigilla planetarum. The seals of the planets. (270v)  
-Figure amicabiles. Amiable figures. (271r) 
-Ad idem alio modo. For the same, another way.  (271v)
-Ad pacificandum duas Ciuitates. For peacemaking between two paries. (272r) 
-Ad facilitandum partum. For easing childbirth. (272r) 
-Imagines Ptolemej Et primo ad congregandum serpentes. The images of Ptolemy, and first one, for gathering snakes together.  (272r)  
-Vnium Impetentem reddere. For returning one`s attack. (272r)  
-Nauem Immobilem efficere. To make ships stand still. (272r) 
-Seras aperire. For opening locks. (272v)
-Vt Canes non latrent. To stop dogs from barking. (272v)
-Vt Equi stent. To make a horse stand still. (272v)
-Arbores et Vineas destruere. To destroy trees and vines. (272v)
-Serpentes fugare.  To chase away serpents. (272v)
-Vrsos colligere.  To gather together bears. (272v)
-Collumbas colligere. To gather together doves.  (272v)
-Instrumenta musicalia ligare. To bind musical instruments. (272v)
-Muliere in probam Cognoscere. To know a woman under suspicion. (272v)
-Amorem prouocare. To entice love. (273r)
-Parietes et domos destruere. To destroy walls or houses.  (273r)
-Vt mulieres ludam. To make women play. (273r)
-Grandinem incertis locis prohibere. To stop hail from whatever place. (273r)
-Fabres inducere. To make smiths (?). (273r)
-Coruos colligere. To gather together ravens. (273r)
-Oues in uno loco detinere. To keep eggs together. (273r)
-Focum destruere. To quench a fire. (273v)
-Vt homines cantent. To make men sing. (273v)
-Principem, bonum reddere. To receive good things from a prince. (273v)
-Pisces capere. To catch fish. (273v)
-Homines excetare. To entice men. (273v)
-Homines denudare. To make men undress. (273v)
-Vt mulieres cantent et ludent. To make women sing and dance.(273v)
-Contra latrones et fures. Against thieves and robbers. (274r)
-Vasa aque frangere. To break a vessel of water. (274r)
-Ad ligandum Columbas. To bind doves.  (274r)
-Visio Junenilis in aqua. A vision of a youth in water. (274r)
-Visio 27 Angelorum. A vision of the 27 angels. (274v) 
-Forma Speculi. The form of the mirror. (274v)
-Ad Includendum Spiritum. To inclose a spirit. (276v) 
-Septuaginta duo nomina Dei Vera et Justa. The 72 true and right names of God. (277v) 
-Experimentum Securitatis Vt non ledaris ab aliquo. An experiment of safety, that no one should superseed you. (277v) 
-Aliud experimentum. Another experiment. (278r) 
-Aliud experimentum. Another experiment.(278r)


Edit:

A brief presentation was published at OmegaMagick.

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