grimoires

Occult instruction texts

Grimoires are books of magic, typically containing instructions for rituals, spells, the summoning of spirits, and the creation of talismans or potions.

The term evokes medieval and Renaissance occult traditions, though such texts span many cultures and eras.

In modern usage, grimoire often appears in fantasy fiction and games, where characters consult ancient grimoires to work powerful magic.

The old grimoire was bound in leather and filled with cryptic symbols.

occult

spellbook

Volume containing magical instructions

tomeSubstantial scholarly volume
incantationSpoken magical formula
ritualCeremonial set of actions

necromancy · alchemy · sigil · invocation · conjuration · black magic · occultism · sorcery · divination · enchantment

literary

Necronomicon

Fictional book of forbidden knowledge

Book of ShadowsWiccan ritual text
manuscriptOriginal text before publication
codexAncient bound manuscript

eldritch · Lovecraft · fantasy · wizard · mage · spellcaster

historical

medieval

Of the Middle Ages

vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
illuminatedMade visible by light
LatinAncient Roman language

Hebrew · Arabic · manuscript · scribe · monastery · Agrippa · cunning folk · folk magic · herbal · astrological

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spellbook

Necronomicon

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