I could not tell you at all what it was about. Uniform Title Arbatel de magia seu pneumatica veterum. Parnell rated it it was amazing Apr 24, Public Private login e. There’s lots going on at the Undisclosed Location, so it’s a good thing that my latest book for review is so damn short. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. All about Arbatel: Concerning the Magic of the Ancients by Joseph Peterson. Peterson, Arbatel: Concerning the Magic of the Ancients. Latin text with parallel English translation by Joseph H. The Arbatel De Magia veterum was a Latin grimoire of renaissance ceremonial magic.