Specs (new): Imitation leather (or real leather) hardcover with silver gilt lettering, case-bound quarto, two volumes in silver-stamped slipcase, ribbon bookmarks, patterned endpapers, shrinkwrapped. In addition, the Introductions to the prior editions (1818, 1825, 1844, and 1853), an English-French cross-reference of subject names and titles, and a complete index are all included.
This handsome two-volume boxed set is a full English translation of the 6th edition, with all 500+ prints digitally reproduced, additional research footnotes added by the translation team, and pages of new full-color prints which reimagine the demonic figures cataloged in this work. Breton, which later became synonymous with the work. Since then, it has been used as the definitive reference and source for dozens of grimoires including The Lesser Key of Solomon and Dictionnaire Infernal.This Illustrated English Translation is printed in full color, features the original Latin and translated English text side-by-side for easy reference, and includes annotations that provide.
This edition was the first to include the now-famous series of demonic prints by M.L. The 6th edition of Dictionnaire Infernal, published by De Plancy in 1863, was the final and most comprehensive edition of his most renowned work. The Infernal Dictionary Ultimate Edition is truly the ultimate edition of the first full English translation of Dictionnaire Infernal by J. Caryl Emerson in The Times Literary Supplement. An encyclopedic work of demonology, superstitions, folklore, mythology, and theology, Infernal Dictionary follows the tradition established by grimoires like The Lesser Key of Solomon in identifying and categorizing demons and occult figures. With this elegant and dry-eyed translation by Oliver Ready, anglophone audiences can finally weigh in.
Collin de Plancy's classic, Dictionnaire Infernal, 6th edition. Also, 5 of the engravings weren’t of demons, so I’m choosing not to include them here.Īll of these are cross-referenced to their longer descriptions somewhere else in the site, as de Plancy’s descriptions aren’t very long – they also aren’t exact translations, as I’ve condensed most of them further to make them more readable and to avoid plagiarizing the newer English translation of the text (Trident Books, 1999).Infernal Dictionary Deluxe Edition is the deluxe edition of the first full English translation J. MacGregor Mathers’ The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon, though some were left out. Many of these demon illustrations were republished in S. Collin de Plancy then published the set with brief descriptions in his book “Dictionnaire Infernal.” The book was published in French throughout the 1800s in several editions. Since then, it has been used as the definitive reference and source for dozens of grimoires including The Lesser Key of Solomon and Dictionnaire Infernal. Sixty legions march under his or- ders: He show himself in the guise of a good horseman carrying a lance, a standard, or a scepter he answers easily those who ask concerning the secrets of warfare, knows the future and instructs the leaders in the ways of being beloved by their soldiers. Louis Breton created a set of 69 illustrations of demons, which were then engraved by M.