ArM5 Books by Ability All books in Latin unless noted; T for Level indicates tractatus, Tx indicates x number of tractati; * after Quality denotes text taught in cathedral schools and universities Level Quality Specialty Author Date Notes Source Adjuration* Heikhalot T 6 various ancient Hebrew RoP:tD: 136 Area Lore: Britain History of the Britons T 5 Nennius 8th century LatL 108 History of the Kings of Britain T 9 Geoffrey of Monmouth 12th century French LatL 108 Area Lore: Canaan Phoenician History 5 10 Philo Byblius 1st century BC very rare, varied translations AM 35 The Syrian Goddess 6 11 Lucian of Samothrace unknown very rare, varied translations AM 35 The Clay Tablets 10 15 unknown ancient archaic Hebrew, 7 sequences of 6 tablets AM 36 The Bible T 5 various authors ancient AM 35 The Talmud T 5 various sources ancient Aramaic, Mishnah section AM 35 Praeparatio evangelica T 7 Eusebius c. 263 – c. 339 very rare, varied translations AM 35 Area Lore: England The Ecclesiastical History 3 8 Orderic Vitalis 1075-1142 LatL 56 Historia rerum Anglicarum 5 7 William of Newburgh 1136-1198 LatL 55 Historia Normanorum T 7 William of Jumieges 1025-1091 LatL 56 Area Lore: France Decem Libri Historiarum 3 14 Gregory of Tours 7th century LatL 65 Area Lore: Normandy History of the Normans 4 8 Dudo of St Quentin 960-1025 LatL 55 Historia Normanorum 5 9 William of Jumieges 1025-1090 LatL 55 Historia rerum Anglicarum T 8 William of Newburgh 1136-1199 LatL 56 Historia Normanorum T 8 William of Jumieges 1025-1092 added after death, updates to 1137 LatL 57 History of the Normans T2 8 Dudo of St Quentin 960-1026 LatL 56 The Ecclesiastical History 4 8 Orderic Vitalis 1075-1141 LatL 55 Artes Liberales Ars grammatica - Ars minor 4 15 grammar Donatus late 4th century written below level +3Q A&A 137 Elementa 4 9* Euclid ca. 300 BC 13 books in Greek, usually found in translation -1Q eg. By Adelard of Bath A&A 136 Dioptra 4 var Heron first century Greek AM 80 Almagest (aka Megale Syntaxis) 5 8* astronomy Ptolemy mid-third century 13 books in Greek original, translated to Arabic by al-Kwarizmi (-1Q) C9th and later into Latin -2Q A&A 136 Isagoge (trans) T 5* Boethius 480-528 translation of original, incorporates -1Q imp A&A 137 De nuptiis philologiae et Mercurii (Marriage of Philology and Mercury) T7 5* Martianus Capella early fifth century Books III-IX, each book a specialty in 1 of the liberal arts A&A 137 On the Courses of the Stars T 6 astronomy Gregory of Tours 13th century LatL 64 Isagoge T 6* Porphyry c.234-c.305 translated into Latin from Greek by Boethius, -1Q A&A 137 Mechanica T 7 Heron first century Greek AM 80 The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity: Mathematical Sciences T14 8 (6-10) anonymous 10th century Arabic, Book 1, tractati are of varying quality - average quality given HMRE 30 Quadrivium T2 8 quadrivium Boethius 480-525 6 book encyclopedia A&A 26 Commentary on Somnium Scipionis (The Dream of Scipio) T 8 astronomy Macrobius late 4th, early 5th century "commentary" on Cicero's tractatus A&A 137 Etymologies T 8 Isidore of Seville c.560 - 636 20 book encyclopedia A&A 26 Institutione grammaticae 5 9* grammar Priscian 6th century 16 books A&A 137 On the Division of Time T2 9 mathematics Venerable Bede 672-735 6 book encylopedia A&A 26 Dialectica T 9 logic Alcuin of York 735-804 A&A 137 Optica T 9* Euclid ca. 300 BC usually translated from Greek, -1Q A&A 136 De sphera T 10 astronomy Robert Grosseteste c.1175-1253 written from 1220-1235 A&A 138 De lineis, angulis et figures T 10 arithmetic Robert Grosseteste c.1175-1254 A&A 139 Ordo virtutum (Play of Virtues) T 13 music Hildegard of Bingen 22nd century GoTF 130 Symphonia Armoniae Celestium Revelationum T 13 astronomy Hildegard of Bingen 25th century GoTF 133 Symphonia Armoniae Celestium Revelationum T 13 music Hildegard of Bingen 26th century GoTF 134 Liber abbaci T 14 arithmetic Leonardo Fibonacci 1170-1250 work largely ignored until C16th, except by Michael Scot A&A 15 Categories (the logica vetus) T 12* Aristotle 384-322 BC original Greek, -1Q in Arabic, -2Q in Latin A&A 136 On Interpretation (the logica vetus) T 12* Aristotle 384-322 BC Greek A&A 136 Prior Analytics (the logica nova) T 12* Aristotle 384-322 BC Greek A&A 136 Posterior Analytics (the logica nova) T 12* Aristotle 384-322 BC Greek A&A 136 On Sophistical Refutations (the logica nova) T 12* Aristotle 384-322 BC Greek A&A 136 Ars grammatica - Ars major T 12* Donatus late 4th century A&A 137 De inventionae T3 14* Cicero 106-43 BC 3 books A&A 136 Blessing* Heikhalot T 8 various ancient Hebrew RoP:tD: 137 Compiled by Lachie Hayes, Sept 2009 (send comments and errata to [email protected]) ArM5 Books by Ability All books in Latin unless noted; T for Level indicates tractatus, Tx indicates x number of tractati; * after Quality denotes text taught in cathedral schools and universities Level Quality Specialty Author Date Notes Source Charm The Lais of Marie de France T 5 Matie de France late 12th century French LatL 108 Church Lore The Bible 3 3 various authors ancient RoP:tD 86 Bibliothecae T 7 history Photius c. 810 – c. 894 17 book encyclopedia A&A 26 Lives of the Fathers T 10 Gregory of Tours 11th century LatL 64 On the Courses of the Stars T 10 Gregory of Tours 14th century LatL 65 Civil and Canon Law Liber Regularum 3 10 St. Victricius 380-410 LatL 53 Corpus Juris Civilis - Digest 5 7 Justinian 482-565 massive compilation of Roman laws A&A 137 Decretum 5 11* Gratian 12th century A&A 138 The Ecclesiastical History T 7 Orderic Vitalis 1075-1143 LatL 57 Corpus Juris Civilis - Institutiones T 8* Theophilius and Dorotheus 6th century A&A 137 Divine Lore / Dominion Lore Decem Libri Historiarum 2 14 Gregory of Tours 9th century LatL 67 Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din 3 9 al-Ghazali 13th century Arabic RoP:D 110 Contra Hereticos 3 10 Hugh of Amiens 1130-1174 LatL 53 Caelestis Hierarchia (The Celestial Hierarchy) 4 6 *Dionysisu the Areopagite 1st century? Greek original, translated into Latin in 800s, possibly written by an angel or Sol Invictus cultist RoP:tD Quatuor libri Sententiarum (The Book of Sentences) 4 9 Peter Lombard c.1100-c.1164 book I A&A 139 The City of God 4 10 St Augustine of Hippo 354-430 5 books A&A 137 The Qu'ran 5 10 Muhammad / Gabriel early 7th century Arabic, compiled within 25 years of Prophet's death RoP:D 110 Joseph d'Arimethie T 5 Robert de Boron late 12th century French LatL 108 The Llancarfan Saints' Lives T 6 various Llancarfan monks 12th century LatL 108 Perceval T 6 Chretien de Troyes late 12th century French LatL 108 Al-Sira Al-Nabawiyya T 7 Ibn Ishaq 10th century Arabic RoP:D 110 Tadhkirat Al-Awliya' T 8 Farid al-Din 'Attar early 13th century Arabic, altered truths RoP:D 110 Books on the Mircales of St. Martin T 8 Gregory of Tours 12th century four volumes, the last incomplete LatL 64 Kitab al-Irshad T 10 Al-Shaykh al-Mufid 11th century Arabic RoP:D 110 Sefer Ha-Razin T 12 *Angel Raziel / Noah ancient Hebrew RoP:tD: 134 Elementalist Air* The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity: Mathematical Sciences 3 8 anonymous 10th century Arabic, Book 1 HMRE 30 Kitab ash-Shifa (Book of Healing) 5 9 Ibn Sina (Avicenna) 11th century Arabic, requires Elemental Medicine, Medicinal Diving or Medicinal Summoning to benefit HMRE 32 Elementalist Earth* The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity: Theological Sciences 3 8 anonymous 10th century Arabic, Book 4 HMRE 30 Kitab ash-Shifa (Book of Healing) 5 9 Ibn Sina (Avicenna) 11th century Arabic, requires Elemental Medicine, Medicinal Diving or Medicinal Summoning to benefit HMRE 32 Elementalist Fire* The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity: Psychological and Rational Sciences 3 8 anonymous 10th century Arabic, Book 3 HMRE 30 Kitab ash-Shifa (Book of Healing) 5 9 Ibn Sina (Avicenna) 11th century Arabic, requires Elemental Medicine, Medicinal Diving or Medicinal Summoning to benefit HMRE 32 Elementalist Water* The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity: Natural Sciences 4 8 anonymous 10th century Arabic, Book 2 HMRE 30 Kitab ash-Shifa (Book of Healing) 5 9 Ibn Sina (Avicenna) 11th century Arabic, requires Elemental Medicine, Medicinal Diving or Medicinal Summoning to benefit HMRE 32 Etiquette Arthurian Romances T 6 Chretien de Troyes late 12th century French LatL 108 European Lore Bibliothecae T 7 history Photius c. 810 – c. 895 17 book encyclopedia A&A 26 Holy Music* Heikhalot T 9 various ancient Hebrew RoP:tD: 135 Compiled by Lachie Hayes, Sept 2009 (send comments and errata to [email protected]) ArM5 Books by Ability All books in Latin unless noted; T for Level indicates tractatus, Tx indicates x number of tractati; * after Quality denotes text taught in cathedral schools and universities Level Quality Specialty Author Date Notes Source Infernal Lore Sword of Moses 5 8 unknown 10th century Aramaic and Hebrew RoP:tD: 134 De Operationes Daemonum Dialogus 5 12 Michael Psellos 11th century Greek text RoP:tI 41 De Operationes Daemonum T 7 *Micheal Psellos 11th century Latin text, Infernal Book ToME 163 Contra Hereticos T 8 Hugh of Amiens 1130-1175 LatL 54 Liber Apologeticus T 8 *Priscillian of Avila 4th century corrupted Infernal Book ToME 163 Intrigue Decem Libri Historiarum 2 10 Gregory of Tours 10th century LatL 68 Islamic Law Sahih al-Bukhari 5 9 al-Bukhari 10th century Arabic RoP:D 110 Sahih Muslim 5 9 Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj 10th century Arabic RoP:D 110 The Qu'ran 5 10 Muhammad / Gabriel early 7th century Arabic, compiled within 25 years of Prophet's death RoP:D 110 Jami' al-Bayan 'an Ta'wil al-Qu'ran 5 10 al-Tabari 11th century Arabic, translated into Persian RoP:D 110 Ihya' 'Ulum