This is a preliminary assessment derived solely from the preview available on Amazon and should not be construed as conclusive in any fashion. Reading through the introductory material there is a disconcerting tendency to switch between using Arabic script and Romanization. For those who can read the script the former is of course preferable but… Continue reading Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic, by Dan Attrell (a problem with etymology)
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Picatrix, a problem in translation
The Picatrix is an important manuscript with a thorny lineage. It was composed in Arabic, probably as a compilation | distillation of multiple texts before being translated (reputedly poorly [citation needed]) into Castilian and then into Latin. There is every likelihood that errors were compounded in the chain of translations, no matter how perfect the… Continue reading Picatrix, a problem in translation