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Alchemy History

General aspects of the Science of Mercury. Part 2

By Hermolaos Parus

Despite we defined the main goals of European alchemy and Hindu teaching of rasa as identical, we still have a huge actual discrepancy between these two branches of alchemy in terms of documented lot of the alchemical Opus. [Read more…] about General aspects of the Science of Mercury. Part 2

Filed Under: Alchemy History Tagged With: Rasa-Marga, Rasashastra

Carbonelli, Bellini and the Codex Laur. MS Ashburham 1166

By Iulia Millesima

The MS Ashburham 1166 facsimile is today protected by copyright. However, a monochrome press version was entirely reproduced in Fonti Storiche dell’Alchimia by Giovanni Carbonelli. [Read more…] about Carbonelli, Bellini and the Codex Laur. MS Ashburham 1166

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Filed Under: Alchemy History Tagged With: Bellini Giovanni, Carbonelli Giovanni, Codex Laur. MS Ashb. 1166, Miscellanea d'Alchimia cod. laur., Teschen-Ticinensis Johannes

General aspects of the Science of Mercury. Part 1

By Hermolaos Parus

Alchemy is not exclusively European or Mid-Eastern phenomenon. This tradition had been known in India long before the earliest Greek texts on the subject were written. [Read more…] about General aspects of the Science of Mercury. Part 1

Filed Under: Alchemy History Tagged With: Rasashastra

Lucarelli & Alchemy in the land of Pyramids

By Iulia Millesima

“Ignore, o Asclepius, that Egypt is a copy of the sky, or, rather, the place where move and are projected here below?” [Read more…] about Lucarelli & Alchemy in the land of Pyramids

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Filed Under: Alchemy History Tagged With: Lucarelli Paolo

Lucarelli & the Origins of Metallurgy

By Iulia Millesima

Paolo Lucarelli presents the history of metallurgy. But is he right when identifying smelting processes before iron age as wet way instead of dry way? [Read more…] about Lucarelli & the Origins of Metallurgy

Filed Under: Alchemy History Tagged With: Lucarelli Paolo

Lucarelli, Origins of Sulphur Name

By Iulia Millesima

Paolo Lucarelli (scientist, essayist, Canseliet’s friend) explains the historical origins of Alchemy and philology of the word Sulphur, θεῖον, theion, sacred. [Read more…] about Lucarelli, Origins of Sulphur Name

Filed Under: Alchemy History Tagged With: Lucarelli Paolo

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