[Veritable Key of Solomon: Three Complete Versions of the "Key of Solomon" Now in Full Colour] (By: Stephen Skinner) [published: January, 2010] Hardcover – 1 Jan. 2010

This is the most concise accurate complete and detailed version of the key of Solomon ever printed, it has everything Mather's left out of hi is version, i particularly like the conjurations, as these are sadly left out of petersons otherwise excellent version,

The Veritable Key of Solomon is a critical collection of manuscripts which clearly shows the different treatises which go under the title of the 'Greater Key of Solomon.' Stephen Skinner and David Rankine have put together a beautiful collection of the four 'families' of texts of the Greater Key. As with the other volumes of their 'Gateway to Magic' series, the introduction and notes are first-rate, and the color illustrations of the limited edition half-leather binding are highly illuminating. What makes this volume special is that it shows clearly the line of thought developed in each of the textual families. No other work shows all four 'families' in one place, ready for easy comparison. This is especially important in grimoiric magic, where mixing systems or even similarly named grimoires together can have disastrous results. The source elements also are clearer in this edition than some others (with the exception of Joseph Peterson's edition). The reader can clearly see the influence of Kabbalah, Catholic forms, Medieval and Renaissance writers like Agrippa and de Abano, and folk magic as each of the four families of manuscripts developed. Because of its completeness, this is the definitive text on the Greater key of Solomon, and is complemented very nicely by Joseph Peterson's authoritative translation of the Key.