A cultural history of chemistry in antiquity
"A Cultural History of Chemistry in Antiquity covers the period from 3000 BCE to 600 CE, ranging across the civilizations of the Mediterranean and Near East. Over this long period, chemical artisans, recipes, and ideas were exchanged between Mesopotamia, Egypt, Phoenicia, Greece, Rome, and Byza...
| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing
2022.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009720694006719 |
| Sumario: | "A Cultural History of Chemistry in Antiquity covers the period from 3000 BCE to 600 CE, ranging across the civilizations of the Mediterranean and Near East. Over this long period, chemical artisans, recipes, and ideas were exchanged between Mesopotamia, Egypt, Phoenicia, Greece, Rome, and Byzantium. The flowering of alchemy in the Middle and Early Modern Ages had its roots in the chemical arts of antiquity. This study presents the first synthesis of this epoch, examining the centrality of intense exchange and interconnectivity to the discovery and development of sources, techniques, materials, and instruments"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 300 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-295). |
| ISBN: | 9781474203746 9781350251472 9781474294539 |
| Acceso: | Open access |
