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The secrets of alchemy / Lawrence M. Principe.

By: Series: Synthesis (University of Chicago. Press)Publication details: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2013.Description: v, 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780226682952
  • 0226682951
  • 9780226103792 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 540.1/12 23
LOC classification:
  • QD13 .P75 2013
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks QD13 .P75 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001315257

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.

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