Chymia
science and nature in Medieval and early modern Europe
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Publication
2010 - Cambridge Scholars Pub., Newcastle, upon Tyne, England
Language
English
Word Count
122,000 words, Guess
Page Count
488 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101443825530
- ISBN-139781443825535
- Library of Congress Control Number2010681236
- OCLC Control Number678476369
- Open LibraryOL30511959M
Classifications
- LCCQD13 .C58 2010
- LCCQD13 .C49 2010
Description
In September 2008, an international conference on the history of alchemy was held at El Escorial, close to the ancient location of the distilling houses operating under royal patronage during the second half of the 16th century. The present book consists of a selection of the papers presented then, shedding light on little-studied medieval and early modern texts, important alchemical doctrines such as medieval corpuscularianism, early modern spiritus mundi or the function of salt within chymical principles, and discussing such prominent figures as Paracelsus, Isaac Hollandus, Michael Sendivogius, Fontenelle or G. E. Stahl.
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