Inititally all books in the Covenant were part of the founding library. However, in recent times, books have been acquired as personal property of individual magi. While they may not be disposed of without retaining a copy within the Covenant (see Charter), these books are not available without negotiation with their owner, who remains free to store them privately and withhold them as they see fit.
Iuris Perita is the first to gain a private collection of texts. [Other magi have made private copies of common texts.]
She gained two tractatus on Heremtic Law as a Judge's Gift from Fudarus in the dispute between Odela & Wirbelnia in Summer 1225.
She also gained three tractatus on Craft Automata, a secret knowledge of House Verditius, from covenant Dextrovorsum in Britannia, in recompense for investigating the untimely death of Artifex Verditii. She accepts that to retain the good will of Verditius, she should not read these texts without permission from that House. Magus Joachus has expressed a substantial interest in these texts...
| Date | Owner | Title | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Summer 1225) | Iuris (library) |
Contra Transgressions of Hermetic Law | Hermetic Law |
| (Summer 1225) | Iuris (library) |
Repeated Transgressions - a Counter-Argument | Hermetic Law |
| Winter 1225 | Iuris (library) |
On Hermetic Law | Hermetic Law |
| (Summer 1225) | Iuris (sanctum) |
On Humaniform Automata | Craft Automata |
| (Summer 1225) | Iuris (sanctum) |
On Campaniform Automata | Craft Automata |
| (Summer 1225) | Iuris (sanctum) |
On Automata And Time | Craft Automata |
The book's cover bears the seals of House Verditius; the introduction invokes curses and the wrath of the House upon any who peruse the contents without permission.
Tractatus on Craft Automata
A personal copy gifted to Iuris Perita by Velucor Verditii ad Dextrovorsum in Britannia,
Summer 1225.
The authors' first Tractatus expounds upon the his enthusiasm for humanoid automata.
Held by Iuris Perita until some suitable magus of Verditius should take charge of
them (and recompense her for them).
An autograph copy, in Latin.
The book's cover bears the seals of House Verditius; the introduction invokes curses and the wrath of the House upon any who peruse the contents without permission.
Tractatus on Craft Automata
A personal copy gifted to Iuris Perita by Velucor Verditii ad Dextrovorsum in Britannia,
Summer 1225.
The author's second Tractatus expounds upon the his enthusiasm for automatic bells.
Held by Iuris Perita until some suitable magus of Verditius should take charge of
them (and recompense her for them).
An autograph copy, in Latin.
The book's cover bears the seals of House Verditius; the introduction invokes curses and the wrath of the House upon any who peruse the contents without permission.
Tractatus on Craft Automata, (Incomprehensible)
A personal copy gifted to Iuris Perita by Velucor Verditii ad Dextrovorsum in Britannia,
Summer 1225.
The author's fourth Tractatus expounds upon the his obsession for the connection
between Automata and Time itself, including his views that Automata are in some
sense timeless (as they neither age nor require sustenance), and so outside time...
Alas the author's arguments are obscure and mysteries, to the extent that they are
nearly incomprehensible. Any reader must struggle to make sense of the text.
Held by Iuris Perita until some suitable magus of Verditius should take charge of
them (and recompense her for them).
An autograph copy, in Latin.
Speranda spent Winter 1225 at Castellar in Hispania, where she searched out and copied two of the texts in their (chaotically scattered) library. She retained these for her personal use - until such time as she finds a good reason to 'donate' them to the covenant.
In Autumn 1226, she donated A Primer in Perdo to the Covenant, and was given the thimbles of fairy wine (which she alone desired).
| Date | Owner | Title | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 1225 | Speranda (under bed) |
A Primer in Animál | Animál |
A novice's primer on Animal, by Vipera Bjornaeris. An old text, copied by an anonymous
apprentice. Some copies of this text have illustrations of the beasts, but many
(including this one) do not - it is assumed that magi and apprentices are intelligent
enough to master the text without such devices.
The book is scribed on parchment, in a simple, workaday binding.
A copy made by Speranda for her own use, from the library of Castellar in Hispania.
In Latin.
Illuminated by Fulk, Winter 1226.
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