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'''Ars Arcanum''' (Latin for "The Mysterious Art of Mystery") is a glossary or appendix section at the end of the books that are part of the [[Cosmere]] universe. The information is presented from an in-universe perspective.{{qawob ref|632|44699}}

Every Ars Arcanum is written by [[Khriss]].{{au ref|rosharan}}{{reddit ref|Stormlight_Archive|4nov0o|d4bwlnk}} The illustrations from the various books are made by [[Nazh]].{{qawob ref|1048|587012}}

The Ars Arcanum in ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]'' gives detailed information about the [[Ten Essences]], as well as descriptions of the different [[Surge]]s and how they are used by [[Surgebinder]]s. Some information has been added in each book: a [[Lightweaving]] section appears in ''[[Words of Radiance]]'' and ''[[Oathbringer]]'' contains an additional section about [[Soulcasting]].

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