{"product_id":"cultural-history-of-chemistry-in-the-middle-ages","title":"Cultural History of Chemistry in the Middle Ages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e** \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Chemistry: Volumes 1-6 \u003c\/i\u003eis a 2023 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Middle Ages \u003c\/i\u003ecovers the period from 600 to 1500 in European and Islamic cultures. \u003c\/b\u003eArabic theories and terminology for the science of matter were introduced into the West and became known as ‘alchemy’. Based in experiment and innovation – and bound up in networks of mining, manufacturing, trade and commerce – alchemical practice largely focused on the production of new substances through various processes. At the same time, alchemy was deeply theoretical, exploring the development of mineralogy, the perfection of corruptible matter, the prolongation of life, and the cure of diseases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The six-volume set of the \u003ci\u003eCultural History of Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first comprehensive history from the Bronze Age to today, covering all forms and aspects of chemistry and its ever-changing social context. The themes covered in each volume are theory and concepts; practice and experiment; laboratories and technology; culture and science; society and environment; trade and industry; learning and institutions; art and representation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCharles Burnett\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of the History of Islamic Influences in Europe at the Warburg Institute, UK. \u003cb\u003eSébastien Moureau\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor at the FNRS, attached to the University of Louvain, Belgium.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Chemistry in The Middle Ages is the second volume in the six-volume set, A Cultural History of Chemistry, also available online as part of Bloomsbury Cultural History, a fully-searchable digital library (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e General Editors: Peter J. T. Morris, University College London, UK, and Alan Rocke, Case Western Reserve University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54250169893208,"sku":"9781350552043","price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350552043_8314701a-ffb6-4c89-a555-1ff63524b6e2.jpg?v=1770517829","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cultural-history-of-chemistry-in-the-middle-ages","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}