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The Jewish alchemists : a history and source book

This text traces Jewish alchemy from antiquity to the 19th century. Drawing on a large 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.
Print Book, English, 1995
3. print., and 1. paperback print View all formats and editions
Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton N.J, 1995
XIV, 617 Seiten Illustrationen
9780691006420, 9780691032900, 0691006423, 0691032904
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