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Against the Dark - The Transylvanian Tribunal · Appendix: Glossary

Legends of Hermes ·

Between Sand & Sea - Mythic Africa ·

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules) · Chapter 4: Virtues and Flaws

Magic - Ancient Magic · Canaanite Necromancy

Thrice-Told Tales · Servants of God

Dies Irae - A Book of Wrathful Days · The End of Time

Covenants · Chapter Five : Wealth & Poverty

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules) · Chapter 10: Long Term Events

ReferenceMundane Books

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules)

The mundane book market is a cash market. Any magus with a…

ReferenceBooks Concerning the Arts and Arcane Abilities

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules)

The Hermetic book trade is essentially a barter market. Most covenants can…

ReferenceLeast Expensive Books

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules)

The cheapest books available are damaged and discarded surplus books from major…

ReferenceVain Books

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules)

…Such authors are usually proud of their books, and some give them…

ReferenceSound Books

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules)

…These charge a number of pawns of vis equal to the book

ReferenceCopying Books

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules)

A character may copy books carefully or quickly. Copying a tractatus carefully…

ReferenceExcellent Books

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules)

Most books of the highest Quality cannot be purchased. Covenants receive them…

ReferenceThe Sale of Hermetic Books

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules)

Many Hermetic books are sold through exchanges of letters, carried by Redcaps…

ReferenceCorrupted Copies

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules)

…Hermetic Books: Definition of Categories of Value It is, theoretically, possible for…

Prices for Books

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules)

Many Hermetic books are sold under a condition called the Cow and…

Books

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules)

Characters can learn by studying from books, and practicing if the subject…

Writing Books

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules)

Books copied quickly have a quality one lower than the book copied…

Acquisition

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules)

The Order of Hermes supports a vibrant book trade with two main…

Books

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules)

Books are of great importance to the Order of Hermes, as they…

Covenants · Chapter Seven: Library

ReferenceAlternatives to Books

Covenants

…purposes, as if they were books. A mirror that displays writing, for…

ReferenceShelf-Readying

Covenants

…Covering is the process of surrounding the pages of the book, to…

ReferenceDisposal

Covenants

…These blanked books are called palimpsests. Books that have suffered serious damage…

ReferenceSmall Covenant Libraries

Covenants

…The amarius, or book closet, holds books flat and keeps the air…

ReferenceThe Sale of Hermetic Books

Covenants

Many Hermetic books are sold through exchanges of letters, carried by Redcaps…

ReferenceThe Demand of the Frustrated Scholar Soothed

Covenants

…Ind This spell makes a book that is within 500 paces materialize…

ReferenceCatalog as Proxy

Covenants

A library's catalog — the list of books the library contains — acts…

ReferenceMedium Covenant Libraries

Covenants

…The books in Summer covenants are usually informative texts on a broad…

Extended Suggestions on the Quality of Books

Covenants

**Ars Magica** contains a system for measuring the usefulness of books as…

Resonances

Covenants

The mystical nature of Hermetic books allows their readers to gain benefit…

Secondary Functions

Covenants

Many Hermetic books have their quality compromised by a consideration, other than…

Accession

Covenants

Accession is the process of preparing books for use by readers, so…

Magic that Aids Librarians

Covenants

…Ind This spell changes the book's register, its bookmark ribbon, into…

Deselection

Covenants

…These blanked books are called palimpsests. Books that have suffered serious damage…

Acquisition

Covenants

The Order of Hermes supports a vibrant book trade through two main…

The Hermetic Book Cycle

Covenants

The book cycle describes the life of each book within a Hermetic…

Hermetic Libraries

Covenants

…The amarius, or book closet, holds books flat and keeps the air…

The Manufacture of Books

Covenants

In the last few decades, the book industry has developed in Europe…

Chapter Seven: Library

Covenants

…A book is a treasure; a library a treasury. A book contains…

Varieties of Manuscript

Covenants

To a Hermetic magus, a **book** is any lengthy composition. The word…

Alternatives to Books

Covenants

…While the book is the most convenient method of study for most…

Information

Covenants

The book is the cheapest, most convenient way for magi to distribute…

Opus Types

Covenants

…An opus's type defines the style of book it is. The…

Scribal Hospitality

Covenants

…Many covenants that engage in the book trade employ a stationer. Those…

Through the Aegis - Developed Covenants · Collem Leonis

Realms of Power - The Divine (Revised) · Chapter Four: Mythic Christianity

The Mysteries (Revised) · Chapter 11: Arithmetic Magic

Lands of the Nile - Egypt, Ethiopia & Nubia · The Copts: Direct Heirs of Ancient Egypt

Magic - Apprentices · Chapter Four: Pueritia: Ages 8 to 14

The Church · Chapter Three: The Diocese

Through the Aegis - Developed Covenants · Story Seed: The Fall of the Mercantile Pamilies

Magic - The Cradle & the Crescent · Transoxiana

The Lion and the Lily - The Normandy Tribunal · Chapter Three: Hermetic History and Culture

Art & Academe · Appendix A: Who's Who in Philosophy

Houses of Hermes - True Lineages · Chapter Three: House Mercere

The Contested Isle - The Hibernian Tribunal · The Province of Connacht

Magic - Hedge Magic (Revised) · Chapter Two: Elementalists

Through the Aegis - Developed Covenants · The Covenant of Longmist

Transforming Mythic Europe · Chapter Four: Magic as Technology

ReferenceResonances

Transforming Mythic Europe

…If such techniques have been used in the production of a book

ReferenceBinding the Mundane Codex

Transforming Mythic Europe

…Group This enchantment binds up to 800 individual sheets into a book

ReferenceThe First Furrow Guides the Second

Transforming Mythic Europe

…Group This spell lays the image of a book's page over…

ReferenceThe First Furrow Guides the Second

Transforming Mythic Europe

…It is triggered when an open book is placed on the lefthand…

ReferenceNeutral Parties

Transforming Mythic Europe

…opinion on magical duplication of books; at best they might mildly support…

ReferenceProponents

Transforming Mythic Europe

…Writing, publishing, and disseminating books that discuss their own unique tradition not…

ReferenceIncreased Knowledge

Transforming Mythic Europe

Assuming that Hermetic books are manufactured at the same rate if not…

The Copying of a Book

Transforming Mythic Europe

This section discusses some of the ways in which books can be…

Copying an Entire Book

Transforming Mythic Europe

…However, a book usually contains more than a single page of text…

The Order's Response

Transforming Mythic Europe

The Order of Hermes commonly sells books, either by public offer, by…

Why it May Not Work: The Cow and Calf Oath

Transforming Mythic Europe

…Sometimes, for books of the highest quality, the oath is specifically recalled…

Example Device: The Superb Scrinium

Transforming Mythic Europe

…The biggest impediment is that the books produced by the Scrinium are…

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules) · Chapter 6: Covenants

Through the Aegis - Developed Covenants · Jardin: A Summer Covenant

Lands of the Nile - Egypt, Ethiopia & Nubia · Gourneh: Village of the Tomb Robbers

Magic - The Cradle & the Crescent · Houses of Hermes: Mystery Cults

Art & Academe · Chapter Six: Institutional Education

Lands of the Nile - Egypt, Ethiopia & Nubia · Themes

Against the Dark - The Transylvanian Tribunal · Chapter Two: Hermetic Culture

Tales of Mythic Europe · What Lies Beneath

The Contested Isle - The Hibernian Tribunal · The Province of Munster

Adventure - Broken Covenant of Calebais · Mormulus, Magister of Illusion

Mythic Locations · Chapter Eight: The Fallen Temple of Mercury

Magic - The Cradle & the Crescent · Khurasan

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules) · Chapter 7: Hermetic Magic

Lands of the Nile - Egypt, Ethiopia & Nubia · Insight and Ordeals Suited to Hermetic Magi

Realms of Power - The Divine (Revised) · Chapter One: Introduction

Magic - Hermetic Projects · Books and Laboratory Texts

Mythic Locations · Chapter Nine: The Faerie Toy Market on Devil's Lane

The Contested Isle - The Hibernian Tribunal · The Liberty of Meath

Antagonists · The Infatuated Diabolist

Magic - The Cradle & the Crescent · How to Use This Book

Guardians of the Forests - The Rhine Tribunal · Chapter One: Introduction

The Contested Isle - The Hibernian Tribunal · Introduction

Magic - Hedge Magic (Revised) · Chapter One: Introduction

Social - Grogs · What is a Grog?

Against the Dark - The Transylvanian Tribunal · Chapter One: Introduction

The Lion and the Lily - The Normandy Tribunal · Chapter One: Introduction

Realms of Power - The Infernal · Table of Contents

Magic - Ancient Magic · The Secrets of the Grigori

The Church · Chapter One: Introduction

Magic - The Cradle & the Crescent · Sample Names

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules) · Appendices

The Church · Chapter Five: The Women

Adventure - Broken Covenant of Calebais · The Story

Art & Academe · Appendix C: Bibliography

Magic - Ancient Magic · Introduction

Magic - The Cradle & the Crescent · Myths and Legends

Ars Magica — Definitive Edition (Core Rules) · Reference Guide

Social - Grogs · Introduction

Covenants · Animal Spells

Through the Aegis - Developed Covenants · Vim Spells

Magi of Hermes · Imaginem Spells

Mythic Locations · Animal Spells

Magic - Hermetic Projects · Mentem Spells

Magic - Hermetic Projects · Vim Spells

Covenants · Imaginem Spells

Magic - Apprentices · Imaginem Spells

Covenants · Auram Spells

Through the Aegis - Developed Covenants · Mentem Spells

Transforming Mythic Europe · Aquam Spells

Transforming Mythic Europe · Herbam Spells

Social - Grogs · Corpus Spells

Magic - Hermetic Projects · Corpus Spells

Through the Aegis - Developed Covenants · Animal Spells

The Mysteries (Revised) · Mentem Spells

Legends of Hermes · Mentem Spells

Through the Aegis - Developed Covenants · Herbam Spells

Houses of Hermes - Societates · Animal Spells

The Mysteries (Revised) · Terram Spells

Mythic Locations · Vim Spells