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MX17 February 2018 at 17:07
But why isn't MY book here? Just kidding.

It's an excellent list. I'd suggest a few more. A list this long might also lead to endless questions about where to start - so I'd say put asterisks by a few (e.g. Butler,
Davies, maybe the first Lecouteux) and be done with it.

The following are books that aren't on the list but might possibly be included. They might not fit with the philosophy of the list - e.g. I'm not sure if you're including many non-English publications, or those about the 19th century, or books that fall more into the charms category rather than ritual magic procedures (if we can make a meaningful distinction there).

Books that (IMO) Should Be Added

Agrippa, Of Occult Philosophy (just pick one)
Choat, Malcolm., Iain. Gardner, and Australie) Ancient history documentary research centre (Sydney. A Coptic Handbook of Ritual Power (P. Macq. I 1). Turnhout; NSW Australia; Ancient Cultures Research Centre: Brepols ; Macquarie University, 2013.
Johnson, Thomas K. “Tidebast Och Vändelrot: Magical Representations in the Swedish Black Art Book Tradition,” 2010.
Peterson, Joseph H. True Black Magic = La Veritable Magie Noire. Kasson, MN: Twilit Grotto, 2017.
Scot, Reginald, Discoverie of Witchcraft (pick an edition)
Sibley, Ebenezer, Frederick Hockley, and Joseph H. Peterson. The Clavis or Key to the Magic of Solomon. Lake Worth, FL; Newburyport, MA: Ibis Press ; Distributed by Red Wheel/Weiser, 2009.

Books that Could Be Added

"Albertus Magnus." Egyptische Geheimnisse, Petit Albert (just pick one of each).
Braekman, Willy Louis. Magische Experimenten En Toverpraktijken Uit Een Middelnederlands Handschrift : With an English Summary. Gent (Belgie): Seminarie voor Volkskunde, 1966.
Chave-Mahir, Florence, and Julien Véronèse. Rituel d’exorcisme ou manuel de magie?: Le manuscrit Clm 10085 de la Bayerische Staatsbibliothek de Munich (début du XVe siècle). Micrologus library 73. Firenze: Sismel edizioni del Galluzzo, 2015.
Cyprian. The Book of Saint Cyprian. Edited by Humberto Maggi. n. p.: Nephilim Press, 2016.
Donmoyer, Patrick. “Der Freund in Der Noth: The Friend in Need: An Annotated Translation of an Early Heritage Center Artifact.” Heritage Center News. 2011.
Emilía Sigmarsdóttir, Rannver H. Hannesson, and Ögmundur Helgason. Galdrakver : ráð til varnar gegn illum öflum þessa og annars heims. Reykjavík: Landsbókasafn Íslands, Háskólabókasafn, 2004.
Eytzinger, Fredrik, ed. Salomonic Magical Arts, Being Two Swedish Books of the Black Art, Comprising The Red Book and The Black Book, Translated from the Original Swedish and with a New Introduction. Richmond Vista, CA: Three Hands Press, 2013.
Faust, Johannes. Doctor Johannes Faust’s Magia Naturalis et Innaturalis: Threefold Coercion of Hell, Last Testament, and the Sigils of the Art. Translated by Nicolás Álvarez Ortiz. n. p.: Enodia, 2017.
Flowers, Stephen E. The Galdrabók: An Icelandic Book of Magic. Smithville, Texas: Rûna-Raven Press, 2005.
Hockley, Frederick, John Hamill, and R. A. Gilbert. The Rosicrucian Seer: Magical Writings of Frederick Hockley. York Beach, ME: The Teitan Press, 2009.
Hohman, Johann Georg, and Daniel Harms. The Long-Lost Friend: A 19th Century American Grimoire. Woodbury, Minn: Llewellyn Publications, 2012.
Rafnsson, Magnús. Rún: Lbs 4375 8vo.: A Facsimile of a Grimoire. Hólmavík: Strandagaldur, 2014.
Rafnsson, Magnús. Tvær Galdraskræður : Lbs 2413 8vo : Leyniletursskræðan Lbs 764 8vo = Two Icelandic Books of Magic. Hólmavík: Strandagaldur, 2008.
Rustad, Mary S. The Black Books of Elverum. Lakeville, Minn.: Galde Press, 1999.
Tilton, Hereward, and Merlin Cox, eds. Touch Me Not: A More Rare Compendium of the Whole Magical Art. Lopen: Fulgur, 2017.
Véronèse, Julien. L’Almandal et l’Almadel latins au Moyen Âge : introduction et édition critique. Firenze: SISMEL, Edizioni del Galluzzo, 2012.
Véronèse, Julien. L’Ars Notoria Au Moyen Age: Introduction et Édition Critique. Firenze: SISMEL edizioni del Galluzzo, 2007.

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Mihai Vârtejaru17 February 2018 at 18:47
MX, thank you for your input. I will put of of them in, if you can provide working links to sitesthat have them.
Enodia is a good catch. Nephilim is not for the academically oriented, but my Cyprian book is in the mail, I ll decide after I get it.

Agrippa by Tyson is not recommendable. The Perroni Compagni edition is the best, but I cannot provide a link to a site the sells it. Just pick an edition is not very correct way. These books have great editions, acceptable editions and bad editions.
Also, you can find Agrippa online. See the First mention: whatever you don t find online on the first two sites, you can buy in the links.

I m also working on a page of links to digital editions. But it will take some time. I m getting paid way to much to do this and the money s gotten to my head: I ve spent all 0 $ from this website on 0 bottles of booze and 0 prostitutes. :))

So... 1. If they re not in the links , they re on the two websites 2. If they re on neither, they will be in the future online link page. 3. I ve quoted 6 free online editions of De Occulta Philosophia. You just need to read the article :)

Hockley, Rosicrucianism, Golden Dawn etc are not part of the curriculum.

Please give me some links for your titles and I ll gladly put them up. Thank you kindly for the interest!
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John Sieracki29 March 2019 at 22:07
Just pointing out a typo. The following title: "Betz, Hans Dieter: The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demonic Spells: Texts v. 1" The last part should read "Demotic Spells," not Demonic.
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Jesus Egido5 July 2021 at 18:32
How about "Calendier NatureñMaguique et Perpetuel" compile par Johann Baptist Grobschedl Aichaet attribue a Johann Trithemius et Henri Corneill Agrippa"....
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