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In Wellcome 110
Mihai Vârtejaru
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characters-in.html
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Wellcome Library Manuscript 110 is a late 16th century
manuscript with a lot of content to offer.
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Contents:
1. [Pseudo-SOLOMON]. Ars notoria. Incomplete at beginning
and end. (ll. 1-35).
2. [Pseudo-SOLOMON.] Vincula. (ll. 36-38.).
3. Pseudo-BACON (R.). Thesaurus spirituum. (ll. 39v-98.) The
beginning is wanting: the colophon on 1.98 reads: 'Explicit
theasurus spirituum utilis et fidelssime editus per magistrum
Bakon et quendam Turcum eius socium predilectum'.
4. Miscellaneous conjurations, etc.: in Latin. (ll. 98v-101v.).
5. Flores extracti de libello qui nuncupatur 'Offitium spirituum',
with other conjurations, etc.: mainly in Latin, a few in English.
(ll. 101v-111).
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1. Characters of planetary ”Angels”
Fol.68r
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Abametra Angelus Veneris cuius caracterus (est)
Abametra, the angel of Venus, whose character is
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Orcorion angelus capitis draconis cuius caracter
Orcorion, the angel of the Head of the Dragon, whose character
is
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Carnifex angelus Martis cuius caracter
Carnifex, the angel of Mars, whose character is
These angels are most likely demons and are cited in some astral
magic treatises regarding the use of rings and sacrifices.
In Conjuring Spirits, Juris Lidaka gives us a transcript and
translation of Bokenham`s Book of Angels, Rings, Characters
and Images of the Planets, where he cites a work of the
sage Messayaac, on pages 47-49: The Experimentum of
Master Messayaac of the Secrets of the Planetary Spirits. After
a detailed descriptions of the sacrifices and rites to make the
rings, (the seven planets plus the Head of the Dragon), he says
he deliberately left out the names and the characters, but they
begin with Storax, Abamecta, Paymon and others. So this is
quite obviously the same work.
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2. Planetary Signs
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
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Sun
Venus
Mercury
Moon
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Fol.30r: hec sunt signa planetarum: these are the signs of the
planets
Saturn
Jupiter
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Mars
Sun
Venus
Mercury
Moon
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4. Planetary Characters (Caracteres): Fol.110r
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
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Sun
Venus
Mercury
Moon
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5.Planetary Seals (Sigillis): Fol.111r
Venus
Sun
Moon
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Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
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6. Zodiacal Characters
3.Gemini 4.Cancer
5.Leo 6.Virgo
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7.Libra 8.Scorpio
9.Sagittarius 10.Capricorn
11.Aquarius 12.Pisces
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