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The Rise of Alchemy in Fourteenth-Century England: Plantagenet Kings and the Search for the Philosopher’s Stone

By Jonathan Hughes

Book information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2012
ISBN
9781472599193, 9781441178046, 9781441181831
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
30 MB (31059734 bytes)
Pages
\284
Library
bloomsburycollections.com
Time added
2023-06-30 21:05:53

Description

Explores the importance of alchemy and its links to the occult in the period between 1320 and 1400. This title synthesizes various aspects of alchemy and shows its contribution to intellectual, social and political life in the fourteenth century. It also explores manuscripts to reveal the daily routines of the alchemist.

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