The Latin Picatrix derives from an Arabic work generally known as Ghāyat al-Ḥakīm. Its discussions of celestial influence, images, and ritual belong to a historical landscape in which astrology, philosophy, and theories of nature were closely entangled. The work is especially interesting as evidence of translation, adaptation, and the circulation of knowledge.
A point of interest
How texts change as they pass between languages, readers, and systems of thought.