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The Brass VesselPlanetary and Manuscript Sets
Nine talismans share double-circle outlines on a single Hebrew manuscript leaf. Gollancz’s contents names them Kandariri and describes them as revealed to King Solomon. [1]
1914 Hebrew manuscript photographic facsimile
One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon.
One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon.
One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon.
One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon.
One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon.
One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon.
One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon.
One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon.
One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon.
| Pentacle | Attributed purpose |
|---|---|
| Nine Kandariri · Row 1 · Left | One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon. |
| Nine Kandariri · Row 1 · Centre | One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon. |
| Nine Kandariri · Row 1 · Right | One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon. |
| Nine Kandariri · Row 2 · Left | One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon. |
| Nine Kandariri · Row 2 · Centre | One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon. |
| Nine Kandariri · Row 2 · Right | One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon. |
| Nine Kandariri · Row 3 · Left | One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon. |
| Nine Kandariri · Row 3 · Centre | One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon. |
| Nine Kandariri · Row 3 · Right | One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon. |
The English contents of Gollancz’s Sepher Maphteah Shelomo names a section concerning the sanctity of the nine Kandariri. It glosses them as talismans and attributes their revelation to King Solomon, locating the section at folios 48a–49a. Leaf 49a gathers the nine in three rows of three. [1]
Each figure has two enclosing circles joined by a short cross at the top. Inside those common boundaries, the forms vary considerably. The first row combines Hebrew writing, linked characters and little rings; the middle row has three different crosses; the lowest row moves from tiered writing and marks to an eight-arm radial figure. [1]
The upper-left talisman sets Hebrew word groups around a central column of signs. At the upper right, several lines of writing lie below an angular structure. The lower-left example places a short group of Hebrew characters above paired strokes and rows of rings. Elsewhere, joined figures or geometric arms dominate the interior. [1]
Small rings change their role from one figure to another. They lie in rows above and below the elongated upper-middle character, surround the cross in the middle, and mark the centre of the lower-right radial form. [1]
Gollancz’s contents places the Kandariri after the replies of various spirits and their seals at folios 46a–48a. The following section gives names of angels ministering before Boal, also written Boel, at folio 49b. [1]
Earlier sections include the Book of Light, pentacles sewn to garments, names and seals from the Book of the Angel Rasiel, and the Book of the Seal of BILT. Later headings include the twenty-eight stations of the Moon, planetary colours, a seal of terrestrial spirits and an illustration of the magic circle. [1]
1914 Hebrew manuscript photographic facsimile. English contents, printed p. xxii (Wellcome canvas 26); facsimile f. 49a (canvas 90, facsimile PDF p. 91). The contents identifies the Kandariri section at ff. 48a–49a.
Gollancz’s English contents identifies the named section; the photographic facsimile preserves its nine-figure leaf.