A comprehensive illustrated reference guide with more than 400 entries on the subjects of magic and alchemy.

The word 'magic' evokes many ideas, from a stage magician performing illusions to the pyrotechnics of witches and wizards depicted in movies and on television.

Prints, drawings, documents, and text illuminate the development of the occult sciences to the nineteenth century

From antiquity to the Enlightenment, astrology, magic, and alchemy were considered important tools to unravel the mysteries of nature and human destiny. As a re

A Telegraph Book of the Year A remarkable, unprecedented account of the role of magic in cultures both ancient and modern -- from the first known horoscope to t