ContentsAcknowledgements 9List of Figures 101. BackgroundTrivium and Quadrivium11Main Schools of Magic13Ars Notoria and the Lemegeton14Origin of the Ars Notoria 16Greek Origins19Critics and Famous Owners20Possible Authors23John of Morigny and the Liber Visionum25Ars Notoria and the Liber Juratus27Distribution of the Manuscripts of the Ars Notoria28Printed Editions29Turners English Translation 29Versions of the text of Ars Notoria32Derivative Works33The Figure of Memory33Symbolism of the Ineffable 5th nota of Theology362. Magicians, Physicians, Scribes, Collectors, and a TranslatorApollonius of Tyana (c. 15 c. 100)37Euclid of Thebes42Hartmann Schedel (1440 1514)43Albert V, Duke of Bavaria (1528-1579)44Simon Forman (1552 1611)46George Wrighte (1697 1724)56Robert Turner (1626 c. 1666)58Sir Hans Sloane(1660 1724)613. The Main Manuscripts674. The Notae845.
Compendium and Distribution of the Notae906. Method of Use and Practical Considerations112Ars Notoria7. Full Manuscript of the earliest Ars Notoria (1225)1218. English Translation of the Ars Notoria (reorganised)160 Prologue1641. Flores AureiSections 1-701652. Of the Liberal Arts or triviumSections 71-1091873. Ars NovaSections 110-1252004. Novem TerminiSections 126-1272065.
Orations and NotaeSections 128-1472086. Supplementary Gloss & PrayersSections S148-S1762159. Complete sets of Notae from four key manuscripts231MS Sloane 1712c. 1250232MS CLM 276 c. 1350250MS BnF 9336 14th century273MS Yar. Var. 34 160029610. Latin text of the Ars Notoria in Agrippas Opera Omnia328Appendix 1 Table of Subjects386Appendix 2 List of the prayers in Ars Notoria387Appendix 3 List of borrowings by Liber Juratus from Ars Notoria393Appendix 4 Known works by Robert Turner 396Appendix 5 - Full Text of the Orations borrowed by Liber Juratus000Bibliography400Index413 List of Figures01: King Solomon receiving a book of Wisdom from the angel 402: Notae in the form of a column resting on an inverted head 2003: Byzantine column supported by an inverted head of Medusa 2004: Title page of Agrippa s De Occulta Philosophia, 15513205: The Figure of Memory as it appears in Agrippas Opera Omnia3606: The Figure of Memory in its complete form3707: A stone talisman invoking the power of seven archangels4108: Inscription commemorating Apollonius life and qualities4309: Woodcut of Erfurt in Hartmann Schedels Nuremberg Chronicle4510: Albert V, Duke of Bavaria4611: Bookplate of the Dukes of Bavaria in CLM 2764712: Simon Forman, astrologer and physician4913: The frontispiece of John Meltons Astrologaster, 16205114: Liber de Arte Memoratiua siue Notoria, Trinity College O.
9.75415: Scandalous aristocrats: Francis Howard and her lovers5516: The armorial bookplate of George Wrighte5917: Gothurst (Gayhurst) House, late 16th century6018: Robert Turner as he appears in his book Botanologia, 16646319: Portrait of Sir Hans Sloane6420: Milk Chocolate: Sir Hans Sloane and Cadburys6621: Montagu House, sold to the British Museum in 17596822: A variant form of the Second nota of Rhetoric9023: Compendium of notae with their manuscript folio locations9424: Compendium of notae arranged by subject 9825: Thumbnails of the notae from key manuscripts10226: Commencement and fourth month notae inspection dates 12427-62: MS Yale Mellon 1126-16163: Title page of Robert Turners Ars Notoria translation16464: The Figure of Memory (English)21365-81: MS BL Sloane 1712239-25582-108: MS BSB CLM 276258-279109-130: MS BnF Lat. 9336282-303131-160: MS NLI Yah. Var. 34296-327161: Figure of Memory (Latin)391162: List of the Subjects395163: List of Orations398164: Borrowings of prayers by Liber Juratus from Ars Notoria404165: List of books written and translated by Robert Turner408166: List of the main Ars Notoria Manuscripts415.