Title: "Misticall Wordes and Names Infinite": An Edition and Study of Hemfrey Lock's Treatise on Alchemy.
Publisher: ACMRS (Arizona Center forMedieval and Renaissance Studies), Tempe Arizona
Publication Date: 2011
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0866984151
ISBN 13: 9780866984157
Binding: Hardbound
Condition: Very Good

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Adding to the few edited early English texts on alchemy, this book presents an edition of Humfrey Lock’s (fl. 1560s–1570s) treatise on the philosopher’s stone, the miraculous substance that would turn base metals into silver and gold or cure diseases. The substantial introduction weaves together struggles between competing merchant factions in Russia, the Elizabethan court’s fascination with alchemy, and the origins and evolution of Lock’s alchemical treatise. The book offers new insights into the circulation of alchemical texts in early modern England, the reuse and adaptation of alchemical literature, and the emergence of English as a language of science.

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