Alchemy, the Golden Art: The Secrets of the Oldest Engima

This book draws on the most authoritative research to present a complete picture of alchemy from its ancient and obscure origin to the present. CHAPTER I Origins • 11 CHAPTER II Greaco-Egyptian Alchemy • 23 CHAPTER III From Antiquity to the Middle Ages • 41 CHAPTER IV Within the Monastery Walls • 57 CHAPTER V Books and Language • 73 CHAPTER VI The Great Work • 89 CHAPTER VII Some Famous Alchemists • 107 CHAPTER VIII The Century of the Rosicrucians • 129 CHAPTER IX Decline and Resurgence • 147 CHAPTER X The Alchemists in European Society • 169 Index • 189