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List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Solomon’s Cabinet of Curiosities: Objects from an Uncanonical Collection
1. Magical Objects and Where to Find Them
2. The Signet Ring
3. Bottles for the Demons
4. Much Ado About Knotting
5. The Metamorphic Shamir
6. Carpets and Other Flying Devices
Conclusion: “Of the Cosmopolitan Destiny of Magical Objects”
Notes
Bibliography
Index
“After her Wandering Throne of Solomon, Allegra Iafrate continues her exciting investigations by studying five ‘Solomonic magical objects’: the ring used to control demons; the bottles in which he was said to constrain them; the so-called Solomon’s knot; the shamir, a mythical object, known for its ability to cut through stone; and the flying carpet. This breathtaking study confirms the talent of one of the brightest historians of medieval art of her generation.”
—Jean-Patrice Boudet, Université d'Orléans
