A cultural history of chemistry in antiquity / / edited by Marco Beretta.
"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...
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| Place / Publishing House: | London : : Bloomsbury Publishing,, 2022. |
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| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 300 pages) |
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| Summary: | "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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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-295). |
| ISBN: | 1474203744 135025147X 1474294537 |
| Access: | Open access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Marco Beretta. |