The Polycraticus

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John of Salisbury
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 Anne Lawrence-Mathers

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Anne Lawrence-Mathers
 as a book of political advice where John of Salisbury records an unnamed high official consulting a diviner and palm reader.
Anne Lawrence-Mathers, "The Magic Books: A History of Enchantment in 20 Medieval Manuscripts" (Yale UP, 2025)
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Anne Lawrence-Mathers
 in which John of Salisbury records that an unnamed high official did the wrong thing in consulting a diviner and a palm reader.
Anne Lawrence-Mathers, "The Magic Books: A History of Enchantment in 20 Medieval Manuscripts" (Yale UP, 2025)

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