{"product_id":"liber-quattuor-experimentorum-ninth-circle-press","title":"Liber Quattuor Experimentorum by Frederick Hockley (Ninth Circle Press, 2026) Limited Edition Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrederick Hockley. \u003cem\u003eLiber Quattuor Experimentorum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOr the Four Experiments of the Spirits \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBirto, Agares, Bealpharos and Vassago.\u003c\/em\u003e Transcribed by A.D. Mercer. Somerset: Ninth Circle Press, 2026. Hardback. 156 pages. Bound in Wintan Leather. Limited to 140 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription from the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e​Liber Quattuor Experimentorum (The Four Experiments) is based on the manuscript held in the Wellcome Collection (MS 2842) with additional material including a verbatim and modernised English  transcription. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailability - single format copy in Wintan leather. Limited to 140 copies. 156 pages. Bound in Wintan Leather.A5 format - case binding with gold foil blocking to cover \u0026amp; spine, deep red endpapers, with red and black head and tail bands. Printed on 120gsm Munken Pure cream paper, stitched. Each copy will contain a signed and numbered bookplate uniquely designed for the book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease note - we are aware of a minor typo on the cover, which has given Mr Hockley the more archaic rendition of his first name, lacking the second ‘e’. This was unfortunately not picked up before going to print.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eiber Quattuor Experimentorum is a practical grimoire written to enable the adept to summon and communicate with the four spirits Birto, Agares, Bealpharos and Vassago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e​\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e ​\u003cbr class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eLiber Quattuor Experimentorum (The Four Experiments) is based on the manuscript held in the Wellcome Collection - MS 2842 (with additional material drawn from  MS 3203)\u003cbr class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eFor the first time, this manuscript has been published in its entirety.\u003cbr class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eThe book contains a full-colour reproduction of Frederick Hockley's original handwritten manuscript, A verbatim transcription of the original text and a complete transcription in modern English with all missing text and imagery included in order to make this a fully workable grimoire, making this the most complete edition of the manuscript published to date.\u003cbr class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eAlso included are studies of the four spirits, examining their origins and development, together with a history of the Four Experiments and the different versions found in related manuscripts.\u003cbr class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eThe volume also includes the version of the Four Experiments contained in Wellcome MS 3203, Henry Dawson Lea's Five Treatises upon Magic, reproduced in full alongside a new transcription, with the illustrations redrawn for clarity.\u003cbr class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eThe final section reproduces The Experiment of Bealphares from Reginald Scot's The Discoverie of Witchcraft, which appears to preserve the source material from which the Bealpharos experiment later developed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eContents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e​\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e            Hockley - A Brief Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e            The Many Versions of the Four Experiments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eThe Four Spirits or Demons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e            Birto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e            Agares\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e            Bealphorus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e            Vassago\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eHockley MS 2842 - The Four Experiments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e            Introduction to the Transcription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e            Full Transcription of MS 2842\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e            Facsimile of the Original MS 2842\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e            Full Transcription in Modern English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eLea MS 3203 - Alternate Edition of The Four Experiments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e            Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e            Full Transcription of MS 3203\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e            Facsimile of the Original MS 3203\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eAppendix\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eAn Experiment of Bealphares from Scot's Discoverie of Witchcraft. Original Text.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eAn Experiment of Bealphares from Scot's Discoverie of Witchcraft. Modern Transcription.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcane Offerings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49239826038954,"sku":null,"price":93.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/8407\/1082\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_6fb2a8c8-6569-43a3-8418-5cd18c84bc29.jpg?v=1789163820","url":"https:\/\/arcaneofferings.com\/products\/liber-quattuor-experimentorum-ninth-circle-press","provider":"Arcane Offerings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}