Forthcoming from Trident Books
Dr. Faust's Hollenzwang

Professor Stephen Flowers has translated this previously unpublished Passau 1612 manuscript of Dr. Faust's "Miracle & Wonder Book" which contains one of the earliest versions of the famous Hollenzwang or The Three-Fold Coercion of Hell.

Dr. Faust was the nom de guerre of Georg Sabel, a student of Henry Cornelius Agrippa. He was denounced by Trithemius and other contemporaries but was simultaneously credited with performing miracles.

This edition will contain both the German and English texts of the work, a study of the manuscript as it relates to other grimoires, a brief tract in the life of the historical Faust and introduction by the translator. The sigils are being reconstructed so this will not go to press immediately and at this point the release date cannot be determined.

Hollenzwang Manuscript Samples


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