Elixir and the Stone : The Tradition of Magic and Alchemy

MICHAEL BAIGENT, RICHARD LEIGH

ISBN 10: 0670862185 / ISBN 13: 9780670862184

Editore: VIKING, 1997

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• Titolo: Elixir and the Stone : The Tradition of Magic and Alchemy
• Editore: VIKING
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0670862185
• ISBN 13: 9780670862184
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Edizione: 1756125391.
• Condizione: Very Good
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Riassunto

In a pioneering study Baigent and Leigh construct an alternative history of religion and thought which begins with the Hermeticism of first century Alexandria and describes its fascinating pathways through Europe over the ensuing centuries. Along the way there are marvellous tales ofindividuals, including the Elizabethan magician John Dee and the Franciscan friar and alchemist Roger Bacon.

Informazioni sull?autore

Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh have written five books together including the international bestseller THE HOLY BLOOD AND THE HOLY GRAIL.

Michael Baigent (a New Zealander by birth) lives in Winchester and Richard Leigh (an American) lives innorth London.