01804nam 2200397 450 991059714270332120230218173944.0(CKB)5400000000043093(NjHacI)995400000000043093(EXLCZ)99540000000004309320230218d2021 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA Cultural History of Chemistry in Antiquity /Marco BerettaLondon, United Kingdom :Bloomsbury Academic,2021.1 online resource (312 pages) illustrationsThe Cultural Histories Series1-350-25147-X 1-4742-0374-4 A Cultural History of Chemistry in Antiquity covers the period from 3000 BCE to 600 CE, ranging across the civilizations of the Mediterranean and Near East. Over this long period, chemical artisans, recipes, and ideas were exchanged between Mesopotamia, Egypt, Phoenicia, Greece, Rome, and Byzantium. The flowering of alchemy in the Middle and Early Modern Ages had its roots in the chemical arts of antiquity. This study presents the first synthesis of this epoch, examining the centrality of intense exchange and interconnectivity to the discovery and development of sources, techniques, materials, and instruments.Cultural Histories Series.ChemistrySocial aspectsChemistryHistoryChemistrySocial aspects.ChemistryHistory.540.9Beretta Marco53774NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910597142703321A Cultural History of Chemistry in Antiquity3015107UNINA