The book of the magi : a complete system of occult philosophy, consisting of natural, celestial, cabalistic, and ceremonial magic ; invocations ; conjurations of spirits, &c., &c. ; biographical sketch of seventeen great philosophers and adepts
An 1896 Boston reissue of Francis Barrett's compendium of natural, celestial, cabalistic and ceremonial magic, aimed at readers of late-Victorian occult literature. The plates are line diagrams: grids of Hebrew letters, numeric magic squares, circular planetary seals with sigils and inscribed rims, and triangles enclosing divine names, all usable as geometric ornament, borders, or ready-made symbolic marks.
