Opuscula Cypriani Translated and with commentary by José Leitão. Hardback

Fine hardcover edition.968 pages.290mm x 195mmCovered in recycled leather with gold foil stamp.Black endbands, black ribbon. Pearlescent gold endpapers.Colour interior. Presented as a sequel to his first work, The Book of St. Cyprian: The Sorcerer’s Treasure, the Opuscula Cypriani is José Leitão’s most extensive and detailed exposition of the tradition of the Portuguese Cyprian Books to date. Covering a timespan from the 17th century until the late 1920s, this work contains an unprecedented amount of Portuguese Cyprian-related material. From the records of the Inquisition to anonymous prayers, from elusive and previously unpublished manuscripts to printed books, and from pamphlets to periodicals, José takes us through a history of Portuguese sorcery and its various books, all of which, in one way or another, are branded with the name of the sorcerer Saint. Throughout its 968 pages, one can identify the mechanisms of folk composition of prayers and incantations, and identify the cultura