@jeremiahtolbert Yeah, pretty much. Though I did like Jim Baker’s The Cunning Man’s Handbook https://t.co/VLhV891u9i and Owen Davies’ book on Grimoires: https://t.co/Khp2V2mWn7
Probably the more academic approach and the historical side of it makes it more interesting. @jeremiahtolbert Or, like, Frances Yates’ The Art of Memory:

press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…

… which is sort of magic-adjacent with some con man nonsense and lots of weirdness all mashed together. Way more of the weirdness I look for…