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Book SynopsisCharles Burnett is Professor Emeritus of the History of Islamic Influences in Europe at the Warburg Institute, UK.
Sébastien Moureau is Assistant Professor at the FNRS, attached to the University of Louvain, Belgium.
Trade ReviewThis book succeeds in presenting an overview of the subject as well as numerous references to more detailed information. It provides an overview of many of the most important names in medieval alchemy – review of Volume 2 -- Carmen J Giunta * Bulletin for the History of Chemistry *
Table of ContentsSeries Preface List of Illustrations Introduction, Sébastien Moureau. 1.Theory and Concepts: The Shared Heritage of Byzantine, Arabo-Muslim, and Latin Alchemy, Matteo Martelli, Sébastien Moureau and Jennifer M. Rampling 2.Practice and Experiment: Alchemical Operations in the Middle Ages, Sébastien Moureau and Nicolas Thomas 3.Laboratories and Technology: Alchemical Equipment in the Middle Ages, Nicolas Thomas and Sébastien Moureau 4.Culture and Knowledge: Alchemy’s Scientific Contexts and Critiques, Regula Forster and Jean-Marc Mandosio with Antoine Calvet and Gabriele Ferrario 5.Society and Environment: The Social Position of the Alchemist, and Alchemy in the Court, in the Church and in Society, Charles Burnett with Antoine Calvet and Justine Bayley 6.Trade and Industry: Medieval Craftsmanship and Technology Transfer, Justine Bayley with Spike Bucklow 7.Learning and Institutions: Teaching the Art East and West, Regula Forster and Jean-Marc Mandosio with Antoine Calvet 8.Art and Representation: The Alchemical Image in the Islamic and Christian Middle Ages, Jennifer M. Rampling Notes Bibliography Contributor’s List Index
