Library

Written by Jebtha's parens, Nicomus, this is a discussion of the usefulness of random thoughts and their application toward creativity and lateral thinking.

Summa - Mentem
Level 7, Quality 4

The Eyes of the Fire
by Ignacious Char de Timbre of Flambeau, contributed by Tara

Summa - Ignem
Level 5, Quality 8

Exoikodomeô ("Building")
by Mithridates of Verditius, contributed by Archimedes

Summa Rego
Level 10, Quality 4
Points: 28

This book by a 10th century Greek magus fuses the art of Rego with classical Greek geometry and Roman engineering to explain how the forces of the universe provide control to the universe. The ideas are fairly solid but Mithridates' grammar and prose is horribly convoluted. Written in Greek.

The World around Us: a Perspective on the Elements
by Thaddeus of Bonisagus, contributed by Matthew

The life work of Thaddeus, Matthew's parens. This four volume set contains phenomenal power, particularly in Thaddeus' chosen art, Terram. Unfortunately, the works suffer from several major drawbacks. First, Thaddeus was quite mad, and the text can be difficult to read. Second, he was not a particularly good scribe, and the work would benefit greatly from fresh copying and illustration, Third, the book itself is in poor condition, requiring extreme care when reading. This is the sole and original copy and much cherished my Matthew. He expects to spend years producing a definitive copy, gloss, and commentary as befits his Parens. He suspects that with dedication in the copying and improvement of the text, the true mastery of Thaddeus will come out, perhaps doubling or even trebling the true level.

Wine in the glass
Summa Aquam
Level 9, Quality 3
Points: 24

Spells: Lungs of the Fish (10), Curse of the Desert (20)

Breeze in the face
Summa Auram
Level 9, Quality 3
Points: 24

Spells: Air's Ghostly Form (1), Circling winds of protection (15)

Fire in the hearth
Summa Ignem
Level 9, Quality 3
Points: 24

Spells: Moonbeam (1), Lamp without Flame (10), Pilum of fire (20)

Stones in the wall
Summa Terram
Level 10, Quality 4
Points: 28

Spells: Supple Iron and Rigid Rope (3), Unseen Porter (10), Earth's Carbuncle (15), Crystal Dart (10), Teeth of the earth mother (35)

The Wisdom of it all
Summa - Magic Theory
Level 6, Quality 2
Points: 16

Libri Quaestonium

Plants and Stuff
by Rolph of Merinitus

A generic manual for plant study.

Liber Quaestionum - Herbam
Target 3, Quality 6

Wildflowers and Other Plants of the Northlands
by Sven of Bjornaer, contributed by Jebtha

A catalogue of various northern plants and a discussion of their uses in magic, with suggested substitutes when in more southerly regions.

Liber Quaestionum - Herbam
Target 6, Quality 6

Excerpts From A Journey to Arcadia and Other Points West
by Dahl the Strange of Merinita, contributed by Jebtha

Long, rambling, epic tale of a mage's journey to the faerie lands, what he found there, and the effects of the journey on his personal philosophies. Imperfectly transcribed, and missing some sections.

Liber Quaestionum - Muto
Target 7, Quality 5

Liber Quaestionum - Vim
Target 5, Quality 10

Liber Quaestionum - Aquam
Target 3, Quality 8

Entropy
by Xenia of Tytalus, contributed by Jebtha

Basic treatise on the nature of entropy, emphasis
being that destruction is necessary for the act of creation.

Liber Quaestionum - Perdo
Target 5, Quality 3

Liber Quaestionum - Creo
Target 5, Quality 3

Creation is in my Hand
by Makin Loksee of Flambeau, contributed by Tara

Liber Quaestionum - Creo
Target 6, Quality 10

Eau d'Essence
by Jerome Typhun of Bonisagus, contributed by Tara

Liber Quaestionum - Aquam
Target 0, Quality 6

The Mind's Ruin
by Traecheus Lobotemne of Flambeau, contributed by Tara

Liber Quaestionum - Mentem
Target 9, Quality 3

Magnum Codi
by Ricardo Spukus, contributed by El Fuego

A series of books by this Iberian Mage. Ricardo was a Bonisagus who wanted to write the definitive apprentice series for the Order. Unfortunately his writing skills were not up to the challenge and his books are a bit dense. However, they are still used to train apprentices in some parts of Europe.

Magnum Codex Animalorum (The Big Book of Animals)
Liber Quaestionum - Animal
Target 1, Quality 5

Magnum Codex Mentorum (The Big Book of Minds)
Liber Quaestionum - Mentem
Target 1, Quality 5

Magnum Codex Vii (The Big Book of Force)
Liber Quaestionum - Vim
Target 1, Quality 5

Magnum Codex Herborum (The Big Book of Plants)
Liber Quaestionum - Herbam
Target 1, Quality 5

"Wind beneath my Wings"
by Bete of Bjornaer, contributed by El Fuego

This slim volume talks about the forces of the weather and ways to control and
master them. Well illustrated if not a bit archaic.

Liber Quaestionum - Auram
Target 2, Quality 8

"The Sound and the Scurry"
by Malorix of Ex Miscellanea, contributed by El Fuego

A poorly-written, poorly-designed text on Imaginem by a 10th century magus from the Constantinople region. It does the job though for new students.

Liber Quaestionum - Imagonem
Target 0, Quality 2

The Beastes
by Henry of Bjornaer, contributed by Fagan

This series of books by an 11^th century British magus takes the form of a dialogue between Virgil and a shepherd, much like Virgil’s Eclogues. The first book, Spring, is a very common text used to teach Animál magics. However this version is missing the usual animal illustrations and is not as clear as most versions. The second half of the book, Summer, contains the illustrations (and the higher quality). Autumn is a much rarer book and only a few copies are known to exist. Winter was either never written or is lost to the Order.

Spring
Libri Quaestonium – Animál
Target 0, Quality 3
Points: 3

Summer
Libri Quaestonium – Animál
Target 3, Quality 9
Points: 12

Divine, Control, Transform
by Tancred of Ex Miscellanea, contributed by Lothair

This is a set of books. Two of the books look similarly bound and appear to be copies of the originals, while the third "Divine" book is bound by two pine planks wrapped in hard leather. The cover is scrapped and marked up. The writing inside is also different from the other two. IT appears to possibly be an original copy.

This series of books, although poorly named, are very well-written treatises into three of the five Hermetic Techniques. Tancred was an 11th century Norman magus who was swept up with William The Bastard (later William the Conqueror) and his invasion of England. It is believe that Tancred died at the battle of Hastings. The books, oddly enough, are dialogues between William and Tancred. In each of the books it references other books (not by name but more by second volume Tancred memoirs. After reading all three books the reader gets the feeling that there may be more volumes of the set that are missing.

Divine
Libri Quaestonium - Intellego
Target 1, Quality 10
Points: 11

Control
Libri Quaestonium - Rego
Target 2, Quality 12
Points: 14

Transform
Libri Quaestonium - Muto
Target 2, Quality 12
Points: 14

The Nature of Nature
by Daria of Merinita, contributed by Lothair

This is a large book that has leather cords binding two pieces of carved oak wood for covers. On the front is a picture of a bunch of trees and bushes. Looking closely at the cover one will notice that hidden within all the plants are various animals peeking out.

Daria was a 12th century Greek maga who wrote this book as an introduction to nature magics. Adequately written, they are often used as apprentice texts. The first half contains information on animals, the second half contains information on plants.

Libri Quaestonium - Animal
Target 1, Quality 6
Points: 7

Libri Quaestonium - Herbam
Target 1, Quality 6
Points: 7

Potentia Ereptionis ("The Ability To Take by Force")
by Zala Rettenwender of Flambeau, contributed by Archimedes

This treatise, little more than a rant really, was written by a 12th century Flambeau. In it, Zala tries to position magic as a force for winning wars. She backs up her arguments with examples of magic from classical war epics. In spite of all this, she manages to bring new insight into the world of pure magic thought.

Libri Quaestonium Vim
Level 8, Quality 6
Points: 14

Through the Glass Darkly
by Incanta of Tytalus, contributed by Fagan

This two-part series focuses on the basics of Imaginem magics with the first part being written early in Incanta’s studies. The second half is much better written and shows more maturity in her thinking.

The Face of the Mirror
Libri Quaestonium – Imaginem
Target 0, Quality 3
Points: 3

The Sound of Music
Libri Quaestonium – Imaginem
Target 3, Quality 9
Points: 12

The Question of Control
by Jean-Louis of Bonisagus, contributed by Fagan

Jean-Louis, an 10^th century magus, was a renown expert on Rego magic and was on the verge of some breakthrough when he succumbed to final Twilight. His filii fought over his notes and study and were unable to unite to finish his work. This book, one of many by Jean-Louis, is sumptuously illustrated and illuminated and bound on the finest of parchment. It takes the form of a lecture by the author to one of his apprentices and was undoubtedly written as such.

Libri Quaestonium – Rego
Target 4, Quality 13
Points: 17

Unciatim ("Little by Little")
by Ljubomir Cmogerac of Bonisagus, contributed by Archimedes

Unciatim is one of the last works written by Ljubomir, a theorist from the late 11th century (Rhine Tribunal). By the time he wrote this, Ljubomir had gone quite mad and was obsessed with the idea that everything is in a constant state of decay. His writing often devolves into paranoid musings and the quality of this work is only this good due to the fantastic (and haunting) illustrations of this particular copy.

Libri Quaestonium Perdo
Level 4, Quality 6
Points: 10

Collections of Spells

From "The World Around Us"

Lungs of the Fish (10), Curse of the Desert (20)
Air's Ghostly Form (1), Circling winds of protection (15)
Moonbeam (1), Lamp without Flame (10), Pilum of fire (20)
Supple Iron and Rigid Rope (3), Unseen Porter (10), Earth's Carbuncle (15), Crystal Dart (10), Teeth of the earth mother (35)

Fictilis Noster ('The Shapes Around Us' or 'Our Forms')
Contributed by Archimedes

This spell book with its pebbled cover is a listing of Terram magics and
contains the following spells:

The Unseen Porter ReTe 10
Rock of Viscid Clay MuTe 15
Eyes of the Eons InTe 10
Adjuration of the Blacksmith's Fire MuTe 20
Levity of the Burdening Stone MuTe 15

Conlectio Dicionis ('A Gathering of Forces')
Contributed by Archimedes

A short scroll on Vim this book contains the following spells:

Aegis of the Hearth ReVi 25
Feeling The Font of Power InVi 5
Rune of Connection CrVi 15
Scales of Power (magic) InVi 5

Non-Hermetic Knowledge

Merkavah Rabbah
by Rabbi Nehuniah and other scholars of the Second Temple, Contributed by El Fuego

This book is a loosely assorted compilation of lesser texts consisting of dialogues between great rabbis such as Akiba, Ishmael, and Nehuniah regarding the transformation of man to angel through ecstatic meditation and purification by divine fire.

Liber Quaestionum - Merkavah
Target 1, Quality 12

On The Measurement of The Circle
by Archimedes of Syracuse, Contributed by Archimedes

This tattered and worn book is missing several folios and many of the pages that
remain are smudged and illegible. This accounts for the poor quality of this
brilliant work on trying to find the nature of <pi>.

Summa - Artes Liberales: Geometry
Level 10, Quality -2

The Wisdom of it all
by Thaddeus of Bonisagus, contributed by Matthew

The concluding volume of Thaddeus' Summae series.

Summa - Magic Theory
Level 6, Quality 2
Points: 16

The Travels of Fedosa
by Verderis of Criamon, contributed by Jebtha

Jebtha picked this one up along with a large quantity of vis whilst visiting the Cave of Twisting Shadows. This seminal tome is the Criamon book and is sometimes given to a newly-gauntleted magus by his parens. It is an Authority on Enigmatic Wisdom.

Authority - Enigmatic Wisdom

Updated on 12/07/98 by grot@nadig.com