Petit Albert - Albertus Parvus

Petit Albert: The Marvelous Secrets of Natural & Cabalistic Magic / by Albertus Parvus, translated by Tarl Warwick / Sewn hard-cover in dust jacket, 178 pages, 30 woodcuts, 4.75 x 7.25 inches, published by Ouroboros Press

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Famous Grimoire of Folk Magic / Illustrated with Charts and Talismans / Includes Legendary Hand of Glory Recipe / Quality bookmaking for beauty and longevity

The ‘Little Albert’ is a grimoire and book of secrets first published in France in 1700s. The text ranks as one of the most infamous books in the grimoire corpus, being popular in 18th century Rural Europe. As a book of ritual magic it relies heavily on other sources, namely Paracelsus and Albertus Magnus. Yet in addition to the grimoire material consisting of talismanic images, cabalistic magic and ritual perfumes, the book also features many wortcunning remedies, and alchemical recipes.

Magic squares and tables showing planetary hours are common in grimoire literature but also tend to appear in almanacks, which were also very popular. The folk remedies and recipies are drawn from that curious literary genre known as Books of Secrets.