The Key of Solomon

A hand-drawn diagram of a crescent moon containing a profile of a human face looking to the left. Small alchemical or astrological symbols are drawn near the mouth of the face. Two diagonal parallel lines extend from the right side of the crescent, containing the words "WEST" and "EAST".

When you find any experiment original: "experimentum"; in the context of medieval and Renaissance grimoires, this term refers to a specific magical procedure, recipe, or ritual act where there will be a need for virgin paper virgin paper: Latin "carta virginea." This refers to high-quality parchment or vellum made from the skin of a stillborn or fetal animal (usually a kid or lamb). It was considered "virgin" because the animal had never breathed or touched the earth, making the material spiritually "pure" for receiving sacred or magical ink, you must understand [this to refer] to that membrane of a kid a young goat not yet born nor associated with the earth, but rather, before [it is skin], that kid [is] from the womb extra[cted] that? kid? from? the womb? extracted? The Latin text "extra-" appears to be the beginning of "extractus," meaning "extracted." The text breaks off here, likely describing the surgical removal of the fetus to ensure it never touches the ground.