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The secrets of alchemy (Record no. 360)

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ISBN 9780226682952 (hardback)
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ISBN 9780226103792 (paperback) :
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Cancelled/invalid ISBN 9780226923789 (e-book)
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Original cataloging agency StDuBDS
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 540.112
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal author Principe, Lawrence,
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Title The secrets of alchemy
260 ## - PUBLICATION INFORMATION
Place of publication Chicago :
Publisher The University of Chicago Press,
Date 2013.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Physical description v, 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
Other physical details illustrations (black and white, and colour) ;
Dimensions 23 cm
490 1# - SERIES TITLE
Series statement Synthesis
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents Introduction: What Is Alchemy? 1 Origins: Greco-Egyptian Chemeia 2 Development: Arabic al-Kimiya' 3 Maturity: Medieval Latin Alchemia 4 Redefinitions, Revivals, and Reinterpretations: Alchemy from the Eighteenth Century to the Present 5 The Golden Age: Practicing Chymistry in the Early Modern Period 6 Unveiling the Secrets 7 The Wider Worlds of Chymistry Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
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Summary Lawrence M. Principe, one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, brings alchemy out of the shadows and restores it to its important place in human history and culture. He depicts the place of alchemy during its heyday in early modern Europe.
Expansion of summary note In The Secrets of Alchemy, Lawrence M. Principe, one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, brings alchemy out of the shadows and restores it to its important place in human history and culture. By surveying what alchemy was and how it began, developed, and overlapped with a range of ideas and pursuits, Principe illuminates the practice. He vividly depicts the place of alchemy during its heyday in early modern Europe, and then explores how alchemy has fit into wider views of the cosmos and humanity, touching on its enduring place in literature, fine art, theater, and religion as well as its recent acceptance as a serious subject of study for historians of science. In addition, he introduces the reader to some of the most fascinating alchemists, such as Zosimos and Basil Valentine, whose lives dot alchemy's long reign from the third century and to the present day. Through his exploration of alchemists and their times, Principe pieces together closely guarded clues from obscure and fragmented texts to reveal alchemy's secrets, and-most exciting for budding alchemists-uses them to recreate many of the most famous recipes in his lab, including those for the "glass of antimony" and "philosophers' tree." This unique approach brings the reader closer to the actual work of alchemy than any other book.
650 #0 - SUBJECT HEADINGS
Subject term Alchemy
General subdivision History.
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Subject term Alchemists.
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Subject term Science
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Subject term History of science
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Subject term Chemistry
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Subject term Magic, spells & alchemy
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Subject term History
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Subject term European history
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Subject term Europe
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Synthesis (University of Chicago. Press)
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Additional physical form available note Also published electronically.
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Main George Adams Research Centre George Adams Research Centre 17/08/2026   540.112 PRI RM000156 17/08/2026 17/08/2026 Book
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Main George Adams Research Centre George Adams Research Centre 17/09/2026   540.112 PRI RM000157 17/09/2026 17/09/2026 Book
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Main George Adams Research Centre George Adams Research Centre 17/09/2026   540.112 PRI RM000158 17/09/2026 17/09/2026 Book