Faustian Cycle: The Black Raven. A manuscript

Upon researching the Faustian cycle of magical writings for a current project, I came to discover that there seem to be a plethora of manuscripts scanned and hosted online the likes of which I could not find a few years ago, in different locations. 

I will be taking upon myself the delicate task of finding them and bringing them to public attention.

Many of them find their published content in Scheible s Kloster, but we will dwell on that more when time permits. 

The following manuscripts are from the Darmstadt Digital Collections. The first one is called Der Schwarze Rabe, namely, the Black Raven, one of the most common names of the Faustian grimoires, albeit with a different content each time. 

Shelfmark: Hs-2543

Der schwarze Rabe / The Black Raven

Internal date: Passau, 1519- 30 July 

                                    15 April 1515

Pages: 34

Material: Paper, most likely. Black ink throughout. 

Binding: Quarter binding with blue paste-paper and brown marbled leather (?).

Digital Collectios Darmstadt - Manuscripts (Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt)

Link: http://tudigit.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/show/Hs-2543 

URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tudigit-50299  

Metadaten: METS

The seals are coded as follows: F(aust)S(chwarze)R(rabe).(page)1.(figure)1.=FSR.1.1  

FSR.1

The Black Raven. I ve yet to determine if this black raven with a ring in it s beak has any connection to the coat of arms of the Korwin/Corvin nobiliary line, from Poland to Transylvania. 

FSR.6.1-59

Typical cryptogram for a conjuration, seen throughout such texts of the Faustian Cycle, to be studied at a later date.

FSR.10.1-32

Cryptogram

FSR.15.1-15

Cryptogram

FSR.15.16-61

Cryptogram

FSR.15.62

Complex Seal

FSR.19

Circular Seal

FSR.20.1-31

Cryptogram

FSR.21

Cryptogram

FSR.22

Cryptogram

FSR.23

Diagramgram

FSR.24.1

Circular seal.

FSR.24.2

Circular seal

FSR.25

Small seal. 

FSR.30

Circular seal

FSR.31

Cryptogram

This last set seems to be a key for the cryptogram used, at least in part, detailing the symbols used to name the seven Olympic spirits of the Arbatel, with seven angelic overseers, presumably.

FSR.31.1. Aratron - Derdiel

FSR.31.2. Bethor - Miseriel

FSR.31.3. Phaleg - Seraphiel

FSR.31.4.Och - Asfariel

FSR.31.5. Hagith - Salomiel

FSR.31.6. Ophiel - Saleriel (?)

FSR.31.7. Pfuel (?) - Iachiel

Coded Magical Manuscript of Kassel

I ve recently stumbled upon this treasure: an 18th century magical manuscript, written in a code.

Currently experts Brigitte Pfeil and Sabina Lüdeman are working on the transcript and translation.

From  the moment of the discovery I was fascinated with it and studied it thoroughly, managing to break the code the same night and beginning my read. The code is fairly simple as it uses few characters, most of which represent one sound (but many sounds are spelled with two variations). Once figuring out the endings of spirit names, like -EL, I managed to reconstruct the angelic and demonic hierarchy and seals attributions. 

Seal of the demon Barbiel

However I will not attempt a complete transcription myself due to fair-play to the aforementioned researchers, whose merit it truly is, and I would not attempt translation because it is mainly in German. 

Miss Pfeil was kind enough to answer my questions and assured me that they will employ my assistance in a few tricky interpretations, to which I would be more than honored to oblige.

The entire manuscript, formally called  8° Ms. astron. 7 is available for free in high definition scans here:

 http://orka.bibliothek.uni-kassel.de/viewer/image/1374150101659/1/

I have aso taken the liberty, for my study and for the sake of others that might find this useful, to compile a printer-friendly pdf version of it, available here:

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Q7qRbfzfTGWndaR291TVRBcmc/edit?usp=sharing

Enjoy!