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The secrets of alchemy /

Principe, Lawrence,

The secrets of alchemy / Lawrence M. Principe. - Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2013. - v, 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm - Synthesis . - Synthesis (University of Chicago. Press) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : what is alchemy? -- Origins : Graeco-Egyptian chemeia -- Development : Arabic al-kiÌmiyaÌ -- 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.

9780226682952 0226682951 9780226103792 (pbk.)

2012010213


Alchemy--History.
Alchemists.

QD13 / .P75 2013

540.1/12

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