Compiled from original manuscripts and fragments in the British Museum Library,
Joseph Peterson's new presentation is the most complete and accurate edition of
this famous magical grimoire, The Lesser Key of Solomon the King. He goes to
great length to establish the provenance of each part, and possible derivative
works, including critical analyses of all major variations, utilizing fresh
translations of earlier magical texts such as Johann Trithemius's Steganographia
, The Archidoxes of Magic by Paracelsus, and newly discovered Hebrew manuscripts
of the original Key of Solomon. Abundantly illustrated, Peterson includes
reproductions of the original magical circles, tools, and seals of the spirits
with variations of certain drawings