The Key of Solomon

y B.M. Likely a reference to the British Museum collection.

"on the Nine Candaria original: "de IX Candariis"; likely referring to magical lamps or vessels.; The Book of the Three Figures of Spirits and on the Seals for the Demon-Possessed original: "Liber de tribus Figuris Spirituum and de Sigillis ad Dæmoniacos"; The Little Key of Solomon to his son Rehoboam original: "Clavicula Salomonis ad filium Roboam"; The Book of Plates original: "Liber Lamene"; refers to metal plates engraved with protective symbols.; The Book of Pentacles original: "Liber Pentaculorum"; The Book of the Offices of Spirits original: "Liber de officiis Spirituum"; Hygromancy A system of magic or divination using water; in this context, it refers to a specific Solomonic handbook of spells. to his son Rehoboam original: "Hygromantia ad filium Roboam"; The Testament of Solomon original: "Testamentum Salomonis"; the Book of Raziel, the Book Almandal, etc. Compare the writings of Roger Bacon, Agrippa, Tritheim, Wier, Goldast, Naudé, Horst, etc. A list of influential Renaissance and early modern scholars, occultists, and skeptics who cataloged or criticized magical practices., in which the magic works of Solomon are mentioned and discussed.”

The book “The Little Key of Solomon” original: "Clavicula Salomonis" may originally ages ago have been written in Hebrew by some unknown author; a cruel fate overtaking both the sorcerer and his works, and completely destroying the original manuscript of the said “Key”. In later times what are is supposed to be various translations of it have appeared in the Romance languages The family of languages descended from Latin, such as French, Italian, and Spanish..

Karl Engel, the great scholar of the Faust-legend, in his work Compendium of Faust-Writings from the 16th Century to the middle of 1884 original: "Zusammenstellung der Faust-Schriften von 16 Jahrhundert bis Mitte 1884", Oldenburg, 1885 (§VI Solomon, 413 and following), has enumerated the various editions of the Little Key original: "Clavicula" which have hitherto appeared. They are as follows:—

original: "Clavicula Salomonis Hebraeorum Regis translata in latinum idioma ex Hebraeo......;"