It appears there are footnotes and comparisons made using a comparison of Casaubon's, Ashmole's, and Shippen's notes. I would be more impressed were there some commentary added on material similar to other grimoires similar to Joseph Peterson's treatment of Sibley and Hockley's Key to the Magic of Solomon, but such scholarship and care is really rare in dealings with these books, and more folks are interested in turning a profit on esoteric books at exorbitant prices.
£59.00? That's a bit much for the work Skinner advertises on the label.
I'll be passing on this one.
Anthony H.
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Robert Parsons
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Hey folks,
Off the current subject but I was wondering if anyone has gone through Stephen Skinner's new edition of the True and Faithful Relation with additional notes, etc.. Was wondering if he had added enough to warrant purchasing the new edition.
Thanks.
Bob
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"Magic is the highest most absolute and
divine knowledge of natural philosophy advanced in its works and
wonderful operations by a right understanding of the inward and occult
vertue of things, so that true agents being applied to proper patients,
strange and admirable effects will thereby be produced; whence magicians
are profound and diligent searchers into nature, they because of their
skill know how to anticipate an effect which to the vulgar shall seem a
miracle."
- Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis, Preface from Harl. 6483
