Book of the Sacred Magic of Abra-Melin

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Book of the Sacred Magic of Abra-Melin

A magic manual by "Abraham the Jew," a magician of the Middle Ages, translated and edited by S. L. MacGregor Math-ers from a rare manuscript dated 1478 at the Bibliotheque de l'Arsenal, Paris. This translation was first published 1898 and has been frequently reprinted.

(See also Abraham the Jew )

Sources:

The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abra-Melin the Mage. Translated by S. L. MacGregor-Mathers. 1898. Reprint, Chicago: de Laurence, 1932. Reprint, New York: Causeway Books, 1974.

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