Jennifer Rampling (57 results)

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A 400-year history of the development of alchemy in England that brings to light the evolution of the practice. In medieval and early modern Europe, the practice of alchemy promised extraordinary physical transformations. Who would not be amazed to see base metals turned into silver and gold, hard iron into soft water, and deadly poison into elixirs that could heal the human body? To defend such claims, alchemists turned to the past, scouring ancient books for evidence of a lost alchemical heritage and seeking to translate their secret language and obscure imagery into replicable, practical effects. Tracing the development of alchemy in England over four hundred years, from the beginning of the fourteenth century to the end of the seventeenth, Jennifer M. Rampling illuminates the role of alchemical reading and experimental practice in the broader context of national and scientific history. Using new manuscript sources, she shows how practitioners like George Ripley, John Dee, and Edward Kelley, as well as many previously unknown alchemists, devised new practical approaches to alchemy while seeking the support of English monarchs. By reconstructing their alchemical ideas, practices, and disputes, Rampling reveals how English alchemy was continually reinvented over the space of four centuries, resulting in changes to the science itself. In so doing, The Experimental Fire bridges the intellectual history of chemistry and the wider worlds of early modern patronage, medicine, and science. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Experimental Fire: Inventing English Alchemy, 1300-1700. Book.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+85-198pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. A special issue - From the Library of the Laboratory & Back Again. Contains 5 essays. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [vi]+319-422pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. A special issue on Analysis & Synthesis in Medieval & Early Modern Europe. Contains 5 essays. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+109+210pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. A special issue on Sites of Chemistry in the Nineteenth Century. Contains 4 essays. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+285-362pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. Contains 3 essays on the history of Chemistry & Alchemy. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+203-304pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. Contains 4 articles on the history of chemistry & alchemy. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+305-396pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. A special issue on the subject of Chemical Knowledge in Transit - with five articles. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+199-284pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. Contains 3 essays on the history of Chemistry & Alchemy. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+303-412pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. Contains 4 essays on the history of Chemistry & Alchemy. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+109-202pp, b/w illustrations, a near fine copy. A special issue covering Sites of Chemistry in the 20th Century. Contains 4 articles. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+211-318pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. A Contains 4 essays on the history of Chemistry & Alchemy. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+295-392pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. A special issue - 80th Anniversary Issue : The Future of the History of Chemistry. Contains 5 essays. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+305-396pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. A special issue on the subject of Chemical Knowledge in Transit - with 5 articles. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+106pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. Contains 4 essays on the history of Chemistry & Alchemy. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+84pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. Contains 3 essays on the history of Chemistry & Alchemy. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+99-200pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. Contains 4 essays on the history of Chemistry & Alchemy. 100 grams.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG+. [iv]+108pp, b/w illustrations, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. Contains four articles on the history of chemistry & alchemy. 100 grams.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Paperback. Condition: New. A 400-year history of the development of alchemy in England that brings to light the evolution of the practice. In medieval and early modern Europe, the practice of alchemy promised extraordinary physical transformations. Who would not be amazed to see base metals turned into silver and gold, hard iron into soft water, and deadly poison into elixirs that could heal the human body? To defend such claims, alchemists turned to the past, scouring ancient books for evidence of a lost alchemical heritage and seeking to translate their secret language and obscure imagery into replicable, practical effects. Tracing the development of alchemy in England over four hundred years, from the beginning of the fourteenth century to the end of the seventeenth, Jennifer M. Rampling illuminates the role of alchemical reading and experimental practice in the broader context of national and scientific history. Using new manuscript sources, she shows how practitioners like George Ripley, John Dee, and Edward Kelley, as well as many previously unknown alchemists, devised new practical approaches to alchemy while seeking the support of English monarchs. By reconstructing their alchemical ideas, practices, and disputes, Rampling reveals how English alchemy was continually reinvented over the space of four centuries, resulting in changes to the science itself. In so doing, The Experimental Fire bridges the intellectual history of chemistry and the wider worlds of early modern patronage, medicine, and science.

Paperback. Condition: New. A 400-year history of the development of alchemy in England that brings to light the evolution of the practice. In medieval and early modern Europe, the practice of alchemy promised extraordinary physical transformations. Who would not be amazed to see base metals turned into silver and gold, hard iron into soft water, and deadly poison into elixirs that could heal the human body? To defend such claims, alchemists turned to the past, scouring ancient books for evidence of a lost alchemical heritage and seeking to translate their secret language and obscure imagery into replicable, practical effects. Tracing the development of alchemy in England over four hundred years, from the beginning of the fourteenth century to the end of the seventeenth, Jennifer M. Rampling illuminates the role of alchemical reading and experimental practice in the broader context of national and scientific history. Using new manuscript sources, she shows how practitioners like George Ripley, John Dee, and Edward Kelley, as well as many previously unknown alchemists, devised new practical approaches to alchemy while seeking the support of English monarchs. By reconstructing their alchemical ideas, practices, and disputes, Rampling reveals how English alchemy was continually reinvented over the space of four centuries, resulting in changes to the science itself. In so doing, The Experimental Fire bridges the intellectual history of chemistry and the wider worlds of early modern patronage, medicine, and science.

Condition: New. 2023. Paperback. . . . . .

Condition: New.