DEDICATED

TO MY REVERED TEACHER AND FRIEND

DR. MICHAEL FRIEDLÄNDER

IN HONOUR OF

His Seventieth Birthday.

Michael Friedländer (1833–1910) was a prominent Jewish scholar and the Principal of Jews' College in London. He is perhaps best known for his English translation of Maimonides' "The Guide for the Perplexed." Gollancz, a student and colleague, dedicates this work to him as a tribute to his academic legacy.

The Key of Solomon original: "מפתח שלמה" (Maphteah Shelomoh)

THE LITTLE KEY OF SOLOMON. original Latin: "Clavicula Salomonis"

A HEBREW MANUSCRIPT

NEWLY DISCOVERED AND NOW DESCRIBED

HERMANN GOLLANCZ, Master of Arts, Doctor of Literature,

Goldsmid Professor of Hebrew, University College, University of London.

Hermann Gollancz (1852–1930) was a distinguished British rabbi and scholar. He was the first rabbi to be knighted in the United Kingdom. His work here represents a significant moment in the study of Western magic, as he was among the first to bring a Hebrew version of this famous text to the attention of the modern academic world.


J. KAUFFMANN,	D. NUTT,
FRANKFURT ON THE MAIN original: "A. M." or "Am Main," distinguishing it from Frankfurt an der Oder.	LONDON
41 BÖRNE STREET. original: "Börnestrasse," a street in Frankfurt's Jewish quarter named after the author Ludwig Börne.	57—59, LONG ACRE, WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT. original: "W.C."

1903.

1 shilling and 6 pence

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The "Key of Solomon" is perhaps the most famous "grimoire"—a textbook of magic—in the Western world. Traditionally attributed to the biblical King Solomon, it provides instructions for the creation of magical tools, the construction of pentacles, and the invocation of spirits. While versions in Latin, Italian, and French had circulated for centuries, many scholars suspected a Hebrew original. Hermann Gollancz published this pamphlet to announce his discovery of such a manuscript, arguing for the Jewish roots of this influential occult tradition.