Sigil of Crocell
At a glance
- Entry
- 49 of 72
- Rank
- Duke
- Legions
- 48 in the text
- Also written
- Crokel
Description in the text
Crocell is credited with teaching geometry and the liberal sciences, and with speaking in mysterious terms about hidden matters. The text also says he can produce the sound of rushing water, warm waters, and reveal baths.
Read entry 49 on page 38 of the 1916 edition
Appearance
An angel-like figure.
Topics attributed to this entry
- Geometry
- Waters
- Hidden matters
Reading this entry
Crocell, also Crokel, appears in angelic form and speaks obscurely about hidden matters. The duke teaches geometry and the liberal sciences, but the entry gives an unusual sensory effect as well: loud sounds like rushing water even where no water is present. It also credits him with warming waters and revealing baths. These are three different water-related claims, not a single general rule about controlling seas or weather.
The text says Crocell belonged to the Order of Powers before a fall, placing the figure in its angelic history. Forty-eight legions and a seal complete the entry. The reported false sound and real warmth are not tested observations; they are features of the grimoire’s narrative. The combination of geometry, mysterious speech, and baths makes Crocell more particular than the label “water spirit” suggests.
Read entry 49 on page 38 of the 1916 edition or compare the 1904 transcription.
A closer reading of entry 49
What the numbered text says
Crocell’s angelic appearance is paired with speech described as mysterious about concealed things. Geometry and liberal sciences make up the teaching office. The water passage distinguishes sound from substance: a noise like rushing water may be produced even where no water is present, while warming water and finding baths are separately listed. A claimed former place among the Powers connects this duke to the book’s fallen-order language.
About the printed seal
Crocell’s numbered image, 49, is on frontispiece 4 rather than the plate used for entries 45–48. That arrangement makes the number and manifest important for an accurate caption. The emblem is not an illustration of a bath or stream.
Compare another entry
Compare entry 48: Haagenti. The neighboring Haagenti teaches and claims to transform wine, water, and metals. Crocell teaches geometry and concerns the sound, warmth, and location of water. Reading the two together separates apparent water from material change, which a broad “alchemy” label would obscure.