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47 Michael Sendivogius
In the early 1600's there was one emperor, Rudolf II in Prague, who funded much alchemy. The sto...
46 Francis Anthony
Aurum Potabile, drinkable gold, was a Paracelsian idea based on the perfection of gold being used...
45 Paracelsus
Behind Nicholas Flamel in popularity as an alchemist is Paracelsus, born Theophrastus Philippus A...
44 The Fall of Constantinople
On May 29th, 1453, the great city of Constantinople, which stood for over 1000 years, assaulted b...
43 George Ripley
George Ripley (1415 - 1490) holds a semi-special spot in my alchemical education. He wrote a long...
42 Bernard of Trevisan
In the 1500's and 1600's, a series of compilations of alchemical texts were published. This has a...
41 Nicolas Flamel
Nicholas Flamel is probably the most famous non-existent alchemist. I think he didn't not exist, ...
40 Alchemical Cons
There is a long history of alchemists conning the gullible out of their riches. We've just seen a...
39 Alchemical Symbolism
Symbols have almost always been used in alchemy. It took two forms: typographic symbolism, litera...
37 Petrus Bonus
Petrus Bonus wrote one very influential work, The New Pearl of Great Price in 1330 AD. This book ...
36 Who was Geber?
Geber was invented in Europe, probably after 1300 AD. he wrote in Latin, was not a numerologist, ...
35 Raymond Lull
Raymond Lull (or Ramon or Lully or Llull or Lullii, 1232 - 1315) is a highly influential author. ...
34 Arnold of Villanova
Arnold of Villanova, born near Valencia, Spain, in 1235, was a renowned physician and contrarian....
33 Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon (1219 - 1292) was also a monk (Franciscan friar) teaching at the University of Paris....
32 Albertus Magnus
Albertus Magnus, "Albert the Great", was a German who became a monk then a university lecturer, a...
28 ibn Umayl
Muḥammad ibn Umayl al-Tamīmī is thought to have written a very important Arabic text, known in La...
27 What Jabir Said
Okay, I know it's hard to read so much. Here's the short version, as told by me: Mercury-Sulfur ...
26 Jabir ibn Hayyan
Jabir ibn Hayyan is a central figure in Arabic alchemy. Working from about 750 AD he also preserv...
25 Khalid ibn Yazid
Of the many fascinating Arabic texts impinging on alchemy and science, I will only address a few ...
24 The Rise of Islam and Oxyrynchus
By 600 A.D. Egypt was being run the Byzantine Roman empire (Constantine moved the seat of Roman r...