Principe, Lawrence, <br/><br/>
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) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226682952 0226682951 9780226103792 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012010213 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Alchemy--History.<br/>Alchemists.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QD13  / .P75 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>540.1/12