Classic study by noted scholar ranges over 2,000 years of alchemy: ancient Greek and Chinese alchemy, alchemical apparatus, Islamic and early Western alchemy; signs, symbols, and secret terms; Paracelsus, English and Scottish alchemists, and more. Erudite coverage of philosophical, religious, mystical overtones; replacement of alchemy by scientific method, more. Illustrated.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The story of the fascination of gold and the attempts of chemists, mystics and charlatans to find the Philosophers' Stone. Dover Publications Inc., New York, USA - first published by in 1990. illus 288 + 16pp adverts pb pict red covers, covers faded, vg. Seller Inventory # 007055
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