McLean describes forty-nine pentacles in coloured inks in Lansdowne 1203, a witness associated with the Veritable Clavicles attributed to Abognazar. The count refers to the manuscript’s collection of drawings. [1]
Direct manuscript description, consulted as secondary evidence of the manuscript contents
McLean describes forty-nine pentacles in coloured inks in Lansdowne 1203. The witness is associated with the Veritable Clavicles attributed to Abognazar. The coloured figures are part of this manuscript’s visual record; the count describes its drawings rather than the planetary ordinals of another edition. [1]
The Grand Pentacle
The Grand Pentacle notice gives a concrete encounter: spirits described as refractory and obstinate are compelled to appear when the design is shown. Gold and lunar timing are prescribed. This emphasis on display places the pentacle in the same broad language of visible authority found in several Solomonic notices, while its particular medium and wording remain local to the French passage. [2]
Color and comparison
An original manuscript image is unavailable for the Grand Pentacle entry. The surviving passage supplies its attributed purpose and prescription. McLean’s forty-nine is a description of the manuscript’s drawings; comparison of repeated designs and variant inscriptions belongs to the study of those individual figures. [1]
