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Attributed to Abraham the Jew

The Manly Hall Manuscript Collection, Volume I

Book of Hieroglyphic Figures

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Prayer for the Work · Manuscript 5r · Scan 23

French

Ms. 5r

dans une unité parfaite, daigne, en vertu de son saint nom devant qui tout genou fléchit, et des mérites de la Vierge sa mère, et des prières de tous les saints et saintes, préserver cette créature N.... de toute incursion de maléfices et des démons, car voici la croix ✝ de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ dans laquelle est notre vie et notre résurrection, la confusion des sortilèges et des démons. Fuyez donc parties contraires, car je vous conjure Démons Infernaux, esprits malins, de quelque nature que vous soyez, présents ou non présents, si, appelés de quelque manière, et sous quelque prétexte que ce soit, ou envoyés de plein gré, ou par enchantements, ou par art magique d'homme ou de femme, vous venez pour demeurer ou faire de la peine, d'avoir à vous retirer afin qu'elle soit préservée de votre fraude diabolique ✝ par le Dieu vivant, ✝ vrai, ✝ saint, ✝ père, ✝ fils, ✝ et saint-esprit, surtout par celui ✝ qui a été immolé dans Isaac, ✝ vendu dans Joseph, ✝ tué dans l'agneau, ✝ crucifié dans l'homme, dans le sang duquel ils vous ont vaincu, quand Michel a combattu contre vous et a

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The Manly Hall Manuscript Collection, Volume I: Prayer for the Work

Ms. 5r

in perfect unity, deign, by the power of his holy name before which every knee bends, by the merits of the Virgin his mother, and by the prayers of all holy men and women, to preserve this creature N.... from every incursion of sorcery and demons. For behold the cross ✝ of Our Lord Jesus Christ, in which are our life and our resurrection, and the overthrow of spells and demons. Flee, then, hostile powers! For I conjure you, infernal demons and evil spirits, whatever your nature, whether present or absent, if, summoned in any manner and under any pretext, or sent of your own accord, or through enchantments, or by the magical art of a man or woman, you come to dwell here or cause distress: withdraw, so that this creature may be preserved from your diabolical deceit. ✝ By the living God, ✝ the true, ✝ the holy, ✝ the Father, ✝ the Son, ✝ and the Holy Spirit; above all, by him ✝ who was sacrificed in Isaac, ✝ sold in Joseph, ✝ slain in the lamb, ✝ crucified in man, in whose blood they conquered you, when Michael fought against you and

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About This Reading Edition

The first manuscript in the Manly Palmer Hall collection at the Getty Research Institute: the Book of Hieroglyphic Figures, presented in French and English with 463 explanatory notes, 13 manuscript plates, 25 source details, an introduction, chapter outline, glossary, bibliography, and register of readings.

Historical Text and Translation

Book of Hieroglyphic Figures (Livre des figures hiéroglyphiques), attributed in the witness to Abraham the Jew. Getty Research Institute, Manly Palmer Hall collection of alchemical manuscripts, accession 950053, Box 1, Hogart manuscript 3; French witness catalogued circa 1800. Manly Palmer Hall is the collector, not the author.

About Diotimos Editions

This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

Rights

The circa 1800 source manuscript is public domain. The supplied 2026 French reading transcription, English translation, introduction, notes, outline, glossary, register, and editorial arrangement are published with the site owner’s authorization. Source photographs are credited to the Getty Research Institute and Internet Archive in the supplied edition.