Alchemy Illustrated: The Quest for Gold & the Elixir of Life

Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding with 80 illustrations, Alchemy Illustrated will fascinate anyone interested in the quest for knowledge and wealth before the birth of modern chemistry.

Long shrouded in secrecy, alchemy is now recognized as the ancestor of modern chemistry.

Before the advent of modern science, alchemy was the ancient art of transformation, a way of combining matter to create a divine force. Today alchemy retains a strong pull on the imagination, with its tal...