Ars Notoria: The Notory Art of Solomon
A Medieval Treatise on Angelic Magic and the Art of Memory
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Product details:
- Publisher Inner Traditions
- Date of Publication 1 February 2024
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9781644115275
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages896 pages
- Size 254x177x63 mm
- Weight 1476 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Full-color throughout 575
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Short description:
Providing practical instruction, extensive commentary, and in-depth background research and annotations, Ars Notoria: The Notory Art of Solomon is an essential sourcebook on angelic magic for scholar and magician alike.
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The 13th-century magical treatise Ars Notoria offers a secret account of the angel Pamphilius revealing the sacred magic to King Solomon by which he gained his famed wisdom and learning, thereby expanding upon the biblical narrative in which Solomon received a vision of God. Solomon’s writings were transmitted to the first-century philosopher, Apollonius of Tyana, who provided a commentary entitled the Golden Flowers (Flores Aurei), which is contained within Ars Notoria.
The magical text presents a complete system of angelic magic consisting of prayers addressed to angels, using figures called notae, for the purpose of acquiring scholastic and heavenly knowledge. Due to its rising popularity among university students, the magical ritual was reworked time and again, producing five treatises, dating from the 13th to 15th centuries; The Work of Works (Opus Operum), the Book of Flowers of Heavenly Teaching composed by the French Benedictine monk named John of Morigny, The Short Art (Ars Brevis), the abridged version attributed to Thomas of Toledo, and The Pauline Art (Ars Paulina), thereby establishing an entire notorial art tradition.
In this new and complete translation of Ars Notoria, based on Julien Veronese’s critical Latin edition, translator Matthias Castle presents the classic magical text, both short and long versions, including four of the later treatises. Castle explains how these theurgic ritual practices were performed, giving special attention to all the original pictorial figures (notae), and how the art of memory relates to angelic magic. Providing practical instruction, extensive commentary, and in-depth background research and annotations, Ars Notoria: The Notory Art of Solomon is an essential sourcebook on angelic magic for scholar and magician alike.
“This is one of the most important books on medieval magic to be published in many years. Enormously popular for decades, Ars Notoria was adapted and mutated into many versions, making it very challenging to understand. It is exciting to see an expert translation based on V&&&233;ron&&&232;se’s reliable critical edition of the Latin versions and other primary texts. Matthias Castle’s tome is massive but worth every penny for its encyclopedic but lucid treatment of the many elements, such as the angelology, magical figures, rituals, art of memory, and liberal arts. Given the significant impact Ars Notoria had on later magical texts, including the Key of Solomon and Sworn Book of Honorius, Castle’s edition should be valuable to scholars and practitioners alike.”
Table of Contents:
A Note on the Translation
Acknowledgments
The History, Art, Ritual, and Method of the Ars Notoria
By Matthias Castle
I The Mythical and Material Story of the Ars Notoria
II Elements of the Ars Notoria
III The Knowledge of the Ars Notoria
IV The Art of Memory
V Analysis of the Figures
VI The Complete Ritual Procedures
Ars Notoria Version A
1 Flores Aurei
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
2 [Fragmented Supplements]
Ars Nova
Novem Termini
The Specials Addendum
3 Notae Supplement Version A
Ars Notoria Version B
4 Glosses and Variations
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Ars Nova
Novem Termini
5 Notae Supplement Version B
Branches of the Ars Notoria Tradition
6 Opus Operum (Work of Works)
7 Ars Brevis (Short Art)
8 Ars Notoria Abbreviata (Abridged Notory Art According to Thomas of Toledo)
9 Ars Paulina (Pauline Art [of Seven Figures])
Appendices
A1 Manuscripts and Editions
A2 Magical Figures of the Ars Notoria
A3 Authorship of the Ars Notoria
A4 Medieval Computations of Time
A5 The Enlightened Work from the Wisdom of Solomon
A6 Works Attributed to Apollonius
A7 Works Attributed to Solomon
A8 Annotated Bibliography of Medieval Scholarship
Bibliography
Index of Prayers
General Index
Ars Notoria: The Notory Art of Solomon: A Medieval Treatise on Angelic Magic and the Art of Memory
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