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The '''''Lesser Key of Solomon''''', also known as '''''Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis''''' ('''''Clavicle of Solomon''''') or simply '''''Lemegeton''''', is an anonymous [[grimoire]] on demonology. It was compiled in the mid-17th century, mostly from materials a couple of centuries older. | The '''''Lesser Key of Solomon''''', also known as '''''Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis''''' ('''''Clavicle of Solomon''''') or simply '''''Lemegeton''''', is an anonymous [[grimoire]] on demonology. It was compiled in the mid-17th century, mostly from materials a couple of centuries older. | ||
The text is more properly called "''Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis''", or, "The little Key of Solomon". The title most commonly used, " | The text is more properly called "''Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis''", or, "The little Key of Solomon". The title most commonly used, the "Lesser Key of Solomon," does not in fact occur in the manuscripts. [[A.E. Waite]], in his 1898 ''[[The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts]]'' does use the terms "so-called Greater Key" and "Lesser Key" to distinguish between the ''Clavicula Salomonis'' and ''Lemegeton,'' so he may have been the first one to coin it. | ||
It is divided into five books: | It is divided into five books: | ||
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==''Ars Notoria''== | ==''Ars Notoria''== | ||
The oldest known portion of the ''Lemegeton'', the ''Ars Notoria'' (or Notory Art) was first mentioned by Michael Scot in 1236 (and thus was written earlier). The ''Ars Notoria'' contains a series of prayers (related to those in ''[[ | The oldest known portion of the ''Lemegeton'', the ''Ars Notoria'' (or Notory Art) was first mentioned by Michael Scot in 1236 (and thus was written earlier). The ''Ars Notoria'' contains a series of prayers (related to those in the ''[[Sworn Book of Honorius]]'') intended to grant eidetic memory and instantaneous learning to the [[magician]]. Some copies and editions of the ''Lemegeton'' omit this work entirely. [[A.E. Waite]] ignores it completely when describing the ''Lemegeton''. It is also known as the ''Ars Nova''. | ||
[[Category:Grimoires]] | [[Category:Grimoires]] | ||
[[Category:Books]] | [[Category:Books]] | ||