ALCHEMY: THE MEDIEVAL ALCHEMISTS AND THEIR ROYAL ART
Published by Diamond Books. 1st thus. 1994
Slightly better than very good condition. A spectacular account of the 'work' of the medieval alchemists. Besides being the founders of modern chemistry, the alchemists developed a symbolic kind of chemistry aimed at producing the gold of mystical illumination. This religious search, which was probably supported by the alchemists' synthesis of various hallucinogenic drugs, resulted in a mystical system for man's salvation of his soul and ultimate reunion with his divine source. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations throughout. 248 pages including index.
ISBN: 0261665456
Stock no. 1815053
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- CHEMISTRY
- RELIGION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
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