THE JEWISH ALCHEMISTS by Raphael Patai ( 9780691632520 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE JEWISH ALCHEMISTS
A HISTORY AND SOURCE BOOK

By:

Raphael Patai

Format:

Hardback

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£230.00

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ISBN 10:

0691632529

ISBN 13:

9780691632520

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Publisher:

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

19 April, 2016

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Pages:

634

Synopsis:

In this monumental work, Raphael Patai opens up an entirely new field of cultural history by tracing Jewish alchemy from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Until now there has been little attention given to the significant role that Jews played in the field of alchemy. Here, drawing on an enormous range of previously unexplored sources, Patai reveals that Jews were major players in what was for centuries one of humanity's most compelling intellectual obsessions.Originally published in 1994.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Illustrations:

12 halftones, 16 line illustrations

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Imprint:

Princeton University Press

Prizes:

Winner of National Jewish Honor Book in Scholarship 1994 (United States)

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