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The idea of demonology had remained strong in the Renaissance, and several demonological grimoires were published, including The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy, which falsely claimed to having been authored by Agrippa, and the ''[[Pseudomonarchia Daemonum]]'', which listed 69 demons. | The idea of demonology had remained strong in the Renaissance, and several demonological grimoires were published, including The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy, which falsely claimed to having been authored by Agrippa, and the ''[[Pseudomonarchia Daemonum]]'', which listed 69 demons. | ||
Most true grimoires of this period were hand-written manuscripts that were never properly published. The author is often unknown, and the books were merely sheafs of paper bound together with goatskin binding. An excellent example of this is the 1507 ''[[Book of Magical Charms]]''. | |||
==18th and 19th centuries== | ==18th and 19th centuries== | ||