Bible of the Devil
Bible of the Devil
Believed to be a grimoire or similar work. Pierre De Lancre stated that the Devil informed sorcerers that he possessed a bible consisting of sacred books, having a theology of its own, which was dilated upon by various professors. De Lancre claimed the one great magician, who was brought before the Parliament of Paris, avowed that there dwelt at Toledo 63 masters in the faculty of magic who took for their textbook the Devil's Bible.
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