Author:
Principe, Lawrence, author.
Imprint:Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Description281 pages : ill. ; 24 cm
Note:Introduction : what is alchemy? -- Origins : Graeco-Egyptian chemeia -- Development : Arabic al-kimiya -- 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.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
