Misticall Wordes and Names Infinite: An Edition and Study of Humfrey Lock's Treatise on Alchemy: Volume 367 (Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies) - Hardcover

Grund, Peter J

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0866984151 ISBN 13: 9780866984157

Publisher: State University of New York at Binghamton,Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, 2011

Synopsis

Adding to the few edited early English texts on alchemy, this book presents an edition of Humfrey Lock’s (fl. 1560s–1570s) treatise on the philosopher’s stone, the miraculous substance that would turn base metals into silver and gold or cure diseases. The substantial introduction weaves together struggles between competing merchant factions in Russia, the Elizabethan court’s fascination with alchemy, and the origins and evolution of Lock’s alchemical treatise. The book offers new insights into the circulation of alchemical texts in early modern England, the reuse and adaptation of alchemical literature, and the emergence of English as a language of science.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York at Binghamton,Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0866984151
• ISBN 13: 9780866984157
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368