An edition of The Mirror of Alchemy
(1995)
The Mirror of Alchemy
Alchemical Ideas and Images in Manuscripts and Books from Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century
by Gareth Roberts
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In this accessible and authoritative study, Gareth Roberts provides an introduction to the history, concepts, terms and presuppositions of western European alchemy, as well as discussing the works of individual alchemists and the characteristically metaphorical and paradoxical languages they employed.
With a wealth of illustrations in colour and black and white, drawn from he outstanding collections of alchemical manuscripts and printed books in The British Library, and an illustrated glossary of alchemical terms, The Mirror of Alchemy is a fascinating survey of the subject for anyone interested in medieval and Renaissance thought and culture.
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British Library, Catalogues, Alchemy in art, Alchemy, Alchimie, History, Early works to 1800, CatalogsShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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The Mirror of Alchemy: Alchemical Ideas and Images in Manuscripts and Books from Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century
January 1995, University of Toronto Press
Hardcover
in English
0802007104 9780802007100
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The Mirror of Alchemy: Alchemical Ideas and Images in Manuscripts and Books from Antiquity to the 17th Century
January 1995, University of Toronto Press
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in English
0802076602 9780802076601
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