{"product_id":"trithemius-secret-library-antipalus-maleficiorum-hardcover","title":"Trithemius' Secret Library Antipalus Maleficiorum - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Skinner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTrithemius\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing the most complete list of pre-1500 grimoires, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntipalus Maleficiorum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is now fully available in English for the first time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis hardcover reproduction of \u003cem\u003eAntipalus Maleficiorum \u003c\/em\u003ebrings to light the work of Abbot Johannes Trithemius, the teacher of Cornelius Agrippa and Paracelsus. It contains a detailed list of 103 of Trithemius' grimoires, the most complete inventory of magical manuscripts in existence at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginally written in 1508 and translated by Dr. Stephen Skinner and Daniel Clark, \u003cem\u003eAntipalus Maleficiorum \u003c\/em\u003eis more accessible than ever. This book catalogs important Solomonic, astral, and talismanic texts that make up the source material for Agrippa's influential \u003cem\u003eThree Books of Occult Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e. It also shows the detailed nature of early nigromancy (black magic) literature, specifically regarding the evocation of spirits and demons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Skinner began his career as a Geography lecturer and magazine publisher, but his long term interests have always been Western magic and feng shui.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring the 1970s he was the driving force behind Askin Publishers, producing a number of classic magical works by Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus, Austin Osman Spare, Aleister Crowley, and others. During the 1970s he co-wrote many books with Francis King, including the still popular \u003cem\u003eTechniques of High Magic\u003c\/em\u003e. Also with Francis King he wrote \u003cem\u003eNostradamus.\u003c\/em\u003e His interest in prophecy stimulated by this book, he went on to write the best selling \u003cem\u003eMillennium Prophecies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen is credited with bringing the art of Feng Shui to the West, and in 1976 he wrote the \u003cem\u003eLiving Earth Manual of Feng Shui\u003c\/em\u003e, which was the first English book on feng shui in the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen has written more than 35 books, which have been published worldwide in 28 different languages. These books have had introductions by such diverse people as Colin Wilson, HRH Charles Prince of Wales, and Jimmy Choo, shoe designer to the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen lives in Singapore. Stephen is the first Westerner to be awarded the title of Grand Master of Feng Shui by the International Feng Shui Association. Learn more at www.sskinner.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohannes Trithemius\u003c\/strong\u003e was a German Benedictine abbot and a polymath who was active in the German Renaissance as a lexicographer, chronicler, cryptographer, and occultist. He is considered the founder of modern cryptography (a claim shared with Leon Battista Alberti) and steganography, as well as the founder of bibliography and literary studies as branches of knowledge. He had considerable influence on the development of early modern and modern occultism. His students included Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa and Paracelsus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaniel Clark was born in Hobart, Tasmania. He developed a serious interest in magic from a very early age with a particular focus on the grimoires. His interests range from Solomonic and Faustian traditions and demonology, to the more obscure esoteric areas of Japanese Onmyodo and Yokai mythology. Over the past few years Daniel has been striving to help important and often forgotten manuscripts of magic get digitized, and has tracked down and located many variant grimoires residing in universities and libraries around the world, many of which are still waiting to be re-discovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773151641888,"sku":"9780738781228","price":76.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/28a6590395bea2049702bd20a09d0933.webp?v=1780420743","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/trithemius-secret-library-antipalus-maleficiorum-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}