The Grimoire of Arthur Gauntlet - edited by David Rankine
The Grimoire of Arthur Gauntlet - edited by David Rankine
Author: Arthur Gauntlet
Editor: David Rankine
Publisher: Avalonia
Format: Hardcover
Edition: First hardback edition, June 2011
ISBN: 9781905297542
Condition: Second-hand hardcover with dust jacket. Light shelf wear, minor edge wear, and some handling marks to the jacket. The book appears clean and well kept overall. Please see photos for the exact copy available.
The Grimoire of Arthur Gauntlet presents a complete transcription of Sloane MS 3851, a seventeenth-century London cunning-man’s working book of charms, conjurations, prayers, herbal remedies, biblical magic, and protective rites. Edited with introduction and notes by David Rankine, this volume gives readers access to a rare manuscript source from the world of early modern English folk magic and ritual practice.
Arthur Gauntlet’s grimoire draws on material connected with the Heptameron, the Arbatel, Reginald Scot’s Discoverie of Witchcraft, Cornelius Agrippa, William Bacon, John Dee, and other magical and astrological currents of seventeenth-century London. The text also includes charms, angelic conjurations, magical circles, and material relating to health, wealth, love, protection, and spirit work.
A valuable title for readers interested in grimoires, cunning-folk, British folk magic, early modern occultism, manuscript magic, angel magic, and the overlap between practical magic, astrology, Christianity, and learned ceremonial traditions.
About the Author:
Arthur Gauntlet was a seventeenth-century London cunning-man based around Gray’s Inn Lane. His personal working book preserves a mixture of practical charms, prayers, conjurations, remedies, and magical material used within the world of early modern English folk and ritual magic.
David Rankine is an occult author, editor, and researcher known for his work on grimoires, ceremonial magic, folk magic, Qabalah, and Western esoteric traditions.