Ars Philtron

Books

15 Jan

First published at Midsummer 2001, this important work treats extensively of Sabbatic-alchemical gnosis as manifest through the medium of potion-making, expositing eight principal philtre taxa, their pharmacoepia, gnostic dominions, and formulation. Evocations to aspects of the Sabbatic Guardians Lilith and Tubal-Cain are also given to empower the revelation and reification of the Philtre Arcana.

Ars Philtron’s second edition of 2008 is subtitled ‘Edition Codex Vasculum’, and is the definitive edition of this work. Expanded text and imagery not seen in the first edition is present, as is the 27-stanza Elixirs of the Faithful Gods, a poetic cipher of the fluidic media which permeate the Sabbatic Mysterium.

Bibliography

1st Edition - Standard Edition

Publication date/copyright date: 2001
Number of Copies Printed: 144

Contributors

Typeset/Layout by: Daniel Schulke & Andrew D. Chumbley

Physical Description

Dimensions: 10.125” x 7.5”
Page Count: 144
Illustrative content: B&W and Colour

Binding

Binding: Full brown cloth, gilt blocking of eightfold potion wheel on front boards, gold headbands, marble-embossed maroon endpapers of heavy art paper. Bound by Diane Newel, Taurus Bookbindery.
Paper: Off-white paper with linen finish.
Typography: Typeset in CoyGarr

Content Note

Accompanying material: 24 colour plates inside distributed equally across all 144 copies giving only six copies of each image across the whole run. Each is then backed by one of six prayers to Cain or Lilith as patrons of the Arte of the Philtre. This then ensured that every copy is unique in its combination of image and prayer.

1st Edition - X-Series

Four additional binder’s proofs where made to the exact same specification of the standard cloth edition, numbered X-1 to X-4.

1st Edition - Private Edition

Publication date/copyright date: 2001
Number of Copies Printed: 9 (although book states 8)

Contributors

Typeset/Layout by: Daniel Schulke & Andrew D. Chumbley

Physical Description

Dimensions: 10.125” x 7.5”
Page Count: 144
Illustrative content: B&W and Colour

Binding

Binding: Dark green skiver, blocked with eightfold potion wheel on front boards, with reversed design on back boards, green and gold endbands, saffron endpapers with embedded grass fibres, satin ribbon book marker with vibrant leaf-green and silvery mossgreen faces. Bound by Jytta Beatte, Danksbog Bindery, Felton, California.
Paper: Off-white paper with linen finish.
Typography: Typeset in CoyGarr

Content Note

Accompanying material: The edition was limited to nine copies, though the limitation statement in the book reflects only eight. Each copy is marked not with a number but a corresponding Sigil for one of the eight philtre types; the ninth copy bears a sigil uniting the full round of eight. The complete set of 24 paintings of the alchemic-sabbatic gnosis, in their correct order, are included. Some copies of the Special edition have a small decal on the back endpaper reading 'Handbound by Jytte', the personal seal of Jytte Beatte of Danskbog Bindery.

Edition Codex Vasculum - Standard Edition

Publication date/copyright date: 2008
Original Price: £36
Number of Copies Printed: 720

Contributors

Typeset/Layout by: Daniel Schulke

Physical Description

Dimensions: 8.75” x 6.125”
Page Count: 304
Illustrative content: B&W

Binding

Binding: Rust cloth-covered boards blocked in dark pewter with potion cup device, heavy cafe brown endpapers, black tailbands.
Paper: Heavy off-white vellum stock.
Typography: Garamond Premiere Pro

Edition Codex Vasculum - Standard Edition Over-Runs

Publication date/copyright date: 2008
Number of Copies Printed: 71

Content Note

Other: Books are not numbered but instead are stamped LIBER SUBCISIVUS, aside from this difference they are identical to the Standard Edition.

Edition Codex Vasculum - Standard Edition Further Over-Runs

Publication date/copyright date: 2008
Number of Copies Printed: Less than 20 (confirmed by the author)

Content Note

Other: Books are not numbered but instead are stamped VOX BAETYLA, aside from this difference they are identical to the Standard Edition.

Edition Codex Vasculum - Deluxe Edition

Publication date/copyright date: 2008
Original Price: £130
Number of Copies Printed: 72

Contributors

Typeset/Layout by: Daniel Schulke

Physical Description

Dimensions: 8.75” x 6.125”
Page Count: 304
Illustrative content: B&W

Binding

Binding: Full bottle-green smooth goat, cover gilt-blocked with potion cup device and four airt-sigils of the Vas Liliya, spine gilt blocked with four raised bands, hand-marbled endpapers in gold, blue, and rust; black endbands, with black cloth-covered slipcase. Numeration page bears a stamp in green of crossed retorts of Serpent and Cross.
Paper: Heavy off-white vellum stock.
Typography: Garamond Premiere Pro

Edition Codex Vasculum - Deluxe Anomalies

Publication date/copyright date: 2008
Number of Copies Printed: 4

Content Note

Other: Books are numbered X1 - X4, aside from this difference they are identical to the Deluxe Edition

Edition Codex Vasculum - Special Edition

Publication date/copyright date: 2008
Number of Copies Printed: 11

Contributors

Typeset/Layout by: Daniel Schulke

Physical Description

Dimensions: 8.75” x 6.125”
Page Count: 304
Illustrative content: B&W

Binding

Binding: Full brown heavy sheep leather evocative of the brown cloth of the 2001 edition, cover gilt stamped with lunar crescent, three drops and potion cup device, raised spine bands; red gilt endsheets, red tailbands, red satin ribbon page marker, in brown cloth covered felt-lined slipcase. Numeration page bears a stamp in red of amphora and crescents.
Paper: Heavy off-white vellum stock.
Typography: Garamond Premiere Pro

Content Note

Accompanying material: Accompanied by a 20-page booklet with metallic gold card covers entitled The Vineyard of the Resurrection or Liber Gannath Aur-Kha-Zia, a mystery-text appertaining the Wine of Midnight.

Edition Codex Vasculum - X-Series

Publication date/copyright date: 2010
Number of Copies Printed: 14

Contributors

Typeset/Layout by: Daniel Schulke

Physical Description

Dimensions: 8.75” x 6.125”
Page Count: 304
Illustrative content: B&W

Binding

Binding: Rust cloth as for standard edition, hand-marbled endpapers as for deluxe, black endbands, black cloth-covered slipcase copperstamped on both sides with eightfold potion-wheel sigil.
Paper: Heavy off-white vellum stock.
Typography: Garamond Premiere Pro

Content Note

Accompanying material: Accompanied by the small tractate Alembick of the Wise, an extract from a larger lexical treatment of the subject, as yet unpublished.

Edition Codex Vasculum - Herbarius Edition

Contributors

Typeset/Layout by: Daniel Schulke

Physical Description

Dimensions: 8.75” x 6.125”
Page Count: 304
Illustrative content: B&W

Binding

Binding: Full two-tone chestnut goat, cover unstamped, eight raised bands on spine with green blocking, black unryu endpapers, black satin ribbon marker, black cloth-covered slipcase.
Paper: Heavy off-white vellum stock.
Typography: Garamond Premiere Pro

Content Note

Other: These were given as gifts to magical brethren who are practicing herbalists.