The High Magic of Talismans and Amulets by Lecouteux, Claude -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Image Title Page Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: To Guard against Adversity... Part One: A Scarcely Catholic Tradition

Chapter 1: On the Words “Talisman” and “Amulet”...

AMULETS TALISMANS CHARACTERS LIGATURES AND PHYLACTERIES BREVETS, BRIEF TEXTS, NOTES, AND LETTERS

Chapter 2: Amulets and Talismans in Medieval Culture

THE MAJOR TREATISES THE POSITION OF THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH

Chapter 3: Some Christian Amulets and Talismans Chapter 4: The Medicine of Amulets and Talismans

IN ANTIQUITY IN THE MIDDLE AGES COSTA BEN LUCA’S TREATISE ON PHYSICAL LIGATURES ASTROLOGICAL MEDICINE THE TREATISE ON SEALS BY THE PSEUDO–ARNALDUS DE VILLA NOVA

Part Two: The Use of Amulets and the Making of Talismans

Chapter 5: Amulets

SIMPLE AMULETS COMPOUND AMULETS SIMPLE AND COMPOUND PROCURING AMULETS COMPLEX AMULETS THE SUPPORT MATERIALS FROM AMULET TO TALISMAN

Chapter 6: The Crafting of Talismans

CHAINS OF SYMPATHY THE REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE ASTROLOGICAL GEOGRAPHY THE MOON COLORS, DYES, AND INKS THE SUPPORT MATERIALS PHYSICAL PREPARATION INGREDIENTS AND ACCESSORIES THE SUFFUMIGATIONS PRAYERS, INVOCATIONS, AND CONJURATIONS

Chapter 7: The Use of Amulets and Talismans

WHERE AND HOW TO WEAR AN AMULET THE TALISMANS OF PLACE AMULETS AND TALISMANS: AN ANSWER FOR EVERYTHING

Appendix I: The Seals Representing the Planets Appendix II: The Talismans of Dom Jean Albert Belin Appendix III: Seals of the Planets and the Paranatellons Appendix IV: Creating and Consecrating Magical Objects

TALISMAN NO. 1: A PRECIOUS STONE TALISMAN NO. 2: A PRECIOUS STONE TALISMAN NO. 3: THE MAGIC POUCH TALISMANS AND AMULETS, MAGICAL OBJECTS WARNING CREATING AN AMULET OR TALISMAN AND CONSECRATING IT THE PURIFICATION OF A TALISMAN CHARGING A TALISMAN CONSECRATING A TALISMAN

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