01985nam 2200457ia 450 991059789140332120230620142959.01-4742-0374-41-350-25147-X1-4742-9453-710.5040/9781474203746(CKB)4920000000896251(OCoLC)1295808411(UkLoBP)z00000208158(NjHacI)994920000000896251(UkLoBP)BP9781474294539BC(EXLCZ)99492000000089625120160926d2022 uy 0engurcn#---a|a||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA cultural history of chemistry in antiquity /edited by Marco BerettaLondon :Bloomsbury Publishing,2022.1 online resource (xii, 300 pages)1-350-25145-3 Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-295)."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"--Provided by publisher.ChemistrySocial aspectsChemistryHistoryChemistrySocial aspects.ChemistryHistory.660UkLoBPUkLoBPUkLoBPBOOK9910597891403321A cultural history of chemistry in antiquity3005464UNINA