Prelude to Chemistry: An Outline of Alchemy Its Literature and Relationships

Contents: An Outline of Alchemy; The Literature of Alchemy; The Philosopher's Stone; The Golden Tripod; The Mighty King; A Musical Alchemist; The Gardens of Hermes. "It's aim is to offer a bird's-eye view of chemistry's precursor, alchemy, followed by closer glimpses of certain fields of that richly coloured panorama of the ages.