by Pseudo Roger Bacon, Late 16th Century English & Latin Manuscript
Wellcome MS110
Thesaurus spirituum (Incomplete). Preceded by an incomplete ‘Ars notoria’ in English, and followed by extracts from works on magical experiments, ceremonial magic, etc.: in Latin and English. Illustrated by numerous very rough pen-drawings of magical figures, and diagrams, sigils, etc. Contents: 1. [Pseudo-SOLOMON]. Ars notoria. Incomplete at beginning and end. (ll. 1-35). 2. [Pseudo-SOLOMON.] Vincula. (ll. 36-38.). 3. Pseudo-BACON (R.). Thesaurus spirituum. (ll. 39v-98.) The beginning is wanting: the colophon on 1.98 reads: ‘Explicit theasurus spirituum utilis et fidelssime editus per magistrum Bakon et quendam Turcum eius socium predilectum’. 4. Miscellaneous conjurations, etc.: in Latin. (ll. 98v-101v.). 5. Flores extracti de libello qui nuncupatur ‘Offitium spirituum’, with other conjurations, etc.: mainly in Latin, a few in English. (ll. 101v-111).
