Spells intended to create phantasms, such as phantom banquets or castles in the air.
The text draws from a variety of traditions, including Christian, Jewish, and Arabic astral magic , demonstrating the fluidity of medieval mystical thought.
The manual is not a systematic treatise but a "miscellany" or scrapbook of magical practices. Kieckhefer divides the rituals into three primary categories:
The book is part of the Magic in History series and is available through major retailers:
Rituals aimed at influencing the minds of others, often to gain love or cause hatred.