TY - BOOK AU - Principe,Lawrence TI - The secrets of alchemy T2 - Synthesis SN - 9780226682952 AV - QD13 .P75 2013 U1 - 540.1/12 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Chicago, London PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Alchemy KW - History KW - Alchemists N1 - 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 ER -