The Goetia is the most famous grimoire after the Key of Solomon. The owner of
this handbook of sorcery was Dr. Thomas Rudd, the most important
scholar-magician of the early seventeenth century, and a magical successor to
Dr. John Dee.
The Goetia of Dr. Rudd explains how the 72 angels of the Shemhamphorash are used
to evoke and safely bind demons--material that has not been made available in
any previous edition. This rare volume contains a transcription of a hitherto
unpublished manuscript of the Lemegeton and includes illustrations drawn from
rare manuscripts held in the British Library.