Summa Sacre Magice: The Compendium of Sacred Magic, Volume 2 - Books 3 & 4 by Berengarius Ganelli translated & edited by Dr Stephen Skinner and Daniel Clark (Golden Hoard Press, 2026) Limited Leather Edition

Berengarius Ganelli. Summa Sacre Magice: The Compendium of Sacred Magic, Volume 2 - Books 3 & 4. Translated & edited by Dr Stephen Skinner and Daniel Clark with a Preface by David Rankine (Golden Hoard Press, 2026) Limited Leather Edition. 186 pages. Limited to 100 copies. Condition: Fine Description from the publisher: The 3rd and 4th Books of this grimoire dating from 1346 are the root of many other grimoires, and contain much practical magic that has been lost from later grimoires. Books 1 and 2 were first published by us in 2025, the first in English in the last 700 years. The manuscript was owned and treasured by Trithemius and Dr John Dee, and was the root of Liber Juratus, and Shemhamphorash, Solomonic and Enochian magic. The Summa Sacre Magice is a foundational grimoire. Unlike most early grimoires, which often lack the author's name and date, this manuscript proudly includes both. Its ancient origins and its wealth of lost knowledge make it an invaluable resource. Later grimoires failed to capture much of the detailed richness found in this text, confirming its status as the most significant Latin text on magic that has survived. The Summa Sacre Magice is a complex and extensive work, containing over 200,000 words, divided into five books including 85 chapters. This present volume contains all of Books 3 and 4, while the last volume will cover Book 5. Remarkably, this has never before been published in either English or Latin. This work stands as the most comprehensive overview of Latin mediaeval magic that has endured for almost 700 years. Among its many secrets are some of the earliest details of angelic invocations. These are intricately woven into the tapestry of the practical and sacred magical tradition. The transmission of this knowledge passed through four main teachers: from the 12th century Solomon (not the famous Biblical king) to Toz the Greek magician, then to Honorius , the author of Liber Juratus (13th century), and finally to Berengarius Ganelli (14th century). SWCM - Sourceworks of Ceremonial Magic Series, Vol. 18