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The Key of Solomon the King (Clavicula Salomonis)

S.L. MacGregor Mathers (trans.)

The Key of Solomon the King (Clavicula Salomonis)

Source verified · September 2026Traditional attribution

Mathers’s translation of the Key of Solomon made one of the best-known medieval and Renaissance magical texts available to modern readers. The book is significant for its role in the history of ceremonial magic, and it contains ritual instructions, pentacles, consecrations, astrological timings, and methods for working with spirits and protective talismans.

About S.L. MacGregor Mathers (trans.)

S. L. MacGregor Mathers (Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, 1854–1918) was a major British occultist and one of the founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. As a translator, he rendered several key magical and mystical texts into English, helping to make grimoires and esoteric sources available to modern occult readers.

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4 documented copies, ranked by holding institution, verification status and format. Sophia Aporrheta links to each holding institution; it does not host the files.

Wellcome Collection
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/xhh2qvud
Preferred copyVerified · Sep 26, 2026Institutional library Online ReaderEnglishLondon, 1889 — Mathers translation, first editionPublic Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
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Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9078203n
Verified · Sep 26, 2026Institutional library Online ReaderLatinClavicula Salomonis — Latin manuscript, 17th centuryPublic Domain
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Twilit Grotto — Esoteric Archives
https://esotericarchives.com/solomon/ksol.htm
Original recordVerified · Sep 26, 2026Specialist archive Online ReaderEnglishFree to Read at Source
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Internet Sacred Text Archive
https://sacred-texts.com/grim/kos/index.htm
Available at source (automated check blocked) · Sep 26, 2026Specialist archive Online ReaderEnglishFree to Read at Source
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