A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Middle Ages
Burnett, Charles / Moureau, Sébastien / Rocke, Alan / Morris, Peter J. T.
A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Middle Ages covers the period from 600 to 1500 in European and Islamic cultures. Arabic theories and terminology for the science of matter were introduced into the West and became known as 'alchemy'. Based in experiment and innovation - and bound up in networks of mining, manufacturing, trade and commerce - alchemical practice largely focused on the production of new substances through various processes. ...