Original Language: French

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Created: Mid 1700s

 

Topic: "Trésor du vieillard des Pyramides (Treasure of the Old Man of the Pyramids) is a grimoire which presents a series of talismans attributed to an “Old Man of the Pyramids.” Typically the grimoire is said to be of great antiquity, having been originally discovered in the “Great Mosque of Cairo” and to have gone through various hands in manuscript form before finally achieving publication. This text is an actually a later variation of the La Poule Noire (The Black Pullet) with only slight changes. The Back Pullet was first published in 1820 under the imprint De Brasseur. The first edition of The Old Man of the Pyramids was printed ca. 1840 and then again a decade later to include illustrations of the talismans. These talismans were however different than those of The Black Pullet. Most likely The Old Man of the Pyramids is the work of French grimoire publisher, Simon Blocquel, in an attempt to capitalize on The Black Pullet. We see evidence of this in the artwork as some of it is unique to only Blocquel’s grimoires." - https://booksofmagick.com/​​​