A BOTANICAL GEM FROM 1400
ERBARIO
Erbario is a rare illustrated herbal from 15th-century Italy, featuring around 180 plant images that blend medieval fantasy with emerging naturalism. With bilingual notes in Latin and Veneto-Italian, it offers a fascinating glimpse into early botanical knowledge and folklore. This edition includes faithful transcriptions and translations, preserving the manuscript’s unique charm and historical depth. A must-have for collectors, herbalists, and lovers of the curious and rare.
First Edition
AGRIPPA VON NETTESHEIM
De Occulta Philosophia
A New and Complete Translation.
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy has exerted a fascination for centuries. Our new translation from the Latin of the 1533 edition aims to make this foundational work accessible to a new, wider audience.
We are publishing the text in three volumes, along with a fourth containing the apocryphal Fourth Book, and other magical texts by, or attributed to, Agrippa.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Bibliothèque Bleue Grimoires
The Bibliothèque Bleue grimoires, printed in 17th-century France on cheap blue paper, form a remarkable chapter in occult history. These clandestine pamphlets spread folk magic, charms, and spells among rural communities.
In an age of limited literacy, the Bibliothèque Bleue grimoires helped preserve and spread esoteric knowledge. These small, inexpensive booklets with simple woodcut illustrations contained magical formulas, astrological advice, and everyday remedies. Practical and accessible, they offered readers guidance and a sense of empowerment through love spells, protective charms, and folk magic.
Despite their modest form, the Bibliothèque Bleue shaped occult literature and influenced generations of practitioners. Today, they remain treasured artefacts of folk magic and a vivid window into past beliefs.
Paul Summers Young has translated these texts with care, preserving their authenticity for modern readers.
At Black Letter Press, we are dedicated to keeping these rare works alive and inviting readers into a world of magic, mystery, and esoteric tradition.