Recueille de diférents secrets avec leurs propriétés, ensemble la manière de les fairè, et de s'en servir

A few pen-drawn magical characters. A collection of magical receipts and 'secrets', including charms and folk-remedies: on the 20th leaf there is a copy of the 'Sator Arepo' palindrome in an unusual form.

Late 18th century

1 volume 58 ll. (last 8 bl.). 4to. 19 × 15 cm. Original vellum binding from a leaf of a French legal document dated 1716.

Purchased 1936.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

Pasted inside the upper cover is a printed Library label 'Ex Bibliotheca Grillot de Givry Kabbelistae', and above 'Ex Libris Grillot de Givry Kabbaliste'. Below the label is a holograph note by him giving details of his acquisition of this MS.: 'Ce manuscrit a été acheté par moi à une sorciére du village de Conques' near Aurillac.