| I hate to say it, but I really thought that this book on the history of grimoires — books of magic spells — would be much more compelling, in a visceral sort of way. |
| What, did you buy your grimoires or whatever from the dump bins at the book store? |
| Although one of the more recent grimoires, first circulating in manuscript in the 18th century, this has to be number one for the breadth of its influence. |
| One of the most famous grimoires ever printed. |
| So I never got to the section on grimoires, if there is one. |
| Most grimoires were written between the late-medieval period and the 18th century and are associated with ceremonial or ritual magick. |
