2024 1st Edtn (Golden Hoard Press) Ltd 51/150 Deluxe Edition Signed TRITHEMIUS SECRET LIBRARY - ANTIPALUS MALEFICIORUM By Johannes Trithemius New Esoteric

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2024 1st Edition (Golden Hoard Press) , Deluxe Edition

TRITHEMIUS SECRET LIBRARY - ANTIPALUS MALEFICIORUM
A deluxe, collector’s-issue sourcebook on Trithemius’ famed catalogue of grimoires and magical manuscripts (1508). Trans. & Edited by Dr Stephen Skinner & Daniel Clark
By Johannes Trithemius

Author Bio: Johannes Trithemius (1462–1516) was Abbot of Sponheim, humanist scholar, historian, and a central early figure in Renaissance occult and cryptographic traditions. His name sits at the crossroads of monastic scholarship and the transmission—real and alleged—of late medieval and early modern “books of secrets.” Dr Stephen Skinner is a leading modern translator/editor in Western esotericism and grimoire studies. Daniel Clark is an independent researcher and collaborator on specialist source editions in the same field.

Synopsis: This volume presents and contextualises Trithemius’ Antipalus Maleficiorum—a remarkable early catalogue of magical books and manuscripts compiled in 1508, associated with Trithemius’ “secret library.” More than a curiosity list, it is a window into what late medieval and early Renaissance readers believed existed, sought, copied, and circulated under the headings of ritual practice, conjuration, astrological image-magic, and “books of experiments.” Skinner and Clark supply an English translation together with introductory framing and editorial apparatus, making the text usable as both a historical document and a navigational tool for collectors and scholars of the grimoire tradition.

Binding: Leather, Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 in 178 × 279 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: 118pp, complete as issued.
Limited Edition: 51/150 Copies
Language: English

Published By: Golden Hoard Press Ltd, Singapore
ISBN: 9781912212477

Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
New - Essentially as new: crisp gilt, clean leather, tight square binding, clean contents. Signed limitation and copy number as noted. No jacket issued (as published).Black leather spine with gilt titling; burgundy leather boards with gilt titling and central gilt device. (No dust jacket issued.) English (translation and introduction), with supporting scholarly material. Notes: A particularly desirable state: deluxe binding + limitation + hand-numbering + signature, from a publisher and editorial team strongly collected in modern grimoire scholarship. .

Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request

SKU: BTETM0002531

2024 1st Edition (Golden Hoard Press) , Deluxe Edition

TRITHEMIUS SECRET LIBRARY - ANTIPALUS MALEFICIORUM
A deluxe, collector’s-issue sourcebook on Trithemius’ famed catalogue of grimoires and magical manuscripts (1508). Trans. & Edited by Dr Stephen Skinner & Daniel Clark
By Johannes Trithemius

Author Bio: Johannes Trithemius (1462–1516) was Abbot of Sponheim, humanist scholar, historian, and a central early figure in Renaissance occult and cryptographic traditions. His name sits at the crossroads of monastic scholarship and the transmission—real and alleged—of late medieval and early modern “books of secrets.” Dr Stephen Skinner is a leading modern translator/editor in Western esotericism and grimoire studies. Daniel Clark is an independent researcher and collaborator on specialist source editions in the same field.

Synopsis: This volume presents and contextualises Trithemius’ Antipalus Maleficiorum—a remarkable early catalogue of magical books and manuscripts compiled in 1508, associated with Trithemius’ “secret library.” More than a curiosity list, it is a window into what late medieval and early Renaissance readers believed existed, sought, copied, and circulated under the headings of ritual practice, conjuration, astrological image-magic, and “books of experiments.” Skinner and Clark supply an English translation together with introductory framing and editorial apparatus, making the text usable as both a historical document and a navigational tool for collectors and scholars of the grimoire tradition.

Binding: Leather, Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 in 178 × 279 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: 118pp, complete as issued.
Limited Edition: 51/150 Copies
Language: English

Published By: Golden Hoard Press Ltd, Singapore
ISBN: 9781912212477

Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
New - Essentially as new: crisp gilt, clean leather, tight square binding, clean contents. Signed limitation and copy number as noted. No jacket issued (as published).Black leather spine with gilt titling; burgundy leather boards with gilt titling and central gilt device. (No dust jacket issued.) English (translation and introduction), with supporting scholarly material. Notes: A particularly desirable state: deluxe binding + limitation + hand-numbering + signature, from a publisher and editorial team strongly collected in modern grimoire scholarship. .

Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request

SKU: BTETM0002531