The secrets of alchemy / Lawrence M. Principe.

  • Principe, Lawrence.
Date:
2013
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Publication/Creation

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2013.

Physical description

v, 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-271) and index.

Contents

What is alchemy? -- Origins : Graeco-Egyptian chemeia -- Development : Arabic al-kīmiyā -- Maturity : Medieval Latin alchemia -- Redefinitions, revivals, and reinterpretations : alchemy from the eighteenth century to the present -- The golden age : practicing chymistry in the early modern period -- Unveiling the secrets -- The wider world of chymistry.

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    History of Medicine
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  • 9780226682952
  • 0226682951