First Alchemists: The Spiritual and Practical Origins of the Noble and Holy Art
by Tobias Churton
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Explores the origins and practices of early alchemy. Examines the oldest surviving alchemical texts, the original purpose of the “Royal Art,” and the first alchemists, showing how women dominated early alchemy. Looks at the historical setting for the first alchemists, with detailed accounts of their apparatus, recipes, chemical processes, and the ingredients they used. Reveals how changing the color of materials was more important in early alchemy than transmuting base metals into gold Investigating the origins of alchemy and the legend of the Philosopher’s Stone, Tobias Churton explores the oldest surviving alchemical texts, the original purpose of the “Royal Art,” and the first alchemists themselves. Showing how women dominated early alchemy, Churton looks at the first known alchemist, the Jewess Maria the Prophetess, the early alchemist Cleopatra (not the well-known Egyptian queen), and 3rd–4th century Egyptian female artisan Theosebeia, who had a guild of adepts working under her.
- Author: Tobias Churton
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Title: First Alchemists: The Spiritual and Practical Origins of the Noble and Holy Art
- ISBN: 9781644116838
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- Tobias Churton
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- 9781644116838
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