Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel), 1862-1943. n 50008333 · London : Lane · leaf 217
MAGICAL TALISMANS The influence of astrology on magic in the Middle Ages is shown in the description of how the talismans were to be made. Each planet had a table or square consisting of an arrangement of names, figures or numbers, which were supposed to both give and receive power. This table, or… … “THIS TALISMAN ENGRAVED ON BRASS WIDE WIN THE WEARER HEAI/TH ” (From an MS., XVI century.) nine divisions in each of which the following numbers were written, 4, 9, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 1, 6. These when engraved on a plate of lead and worn on the person were believed to bring good fortune, “ to help…
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