Alchemy and Hermeticism

al-Riyāḍ (Book of gardens)

First published: Date unknown
Language: Arabic
Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source

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al-Riyāḍ (Book of gardens) Jābir (Geber) is usually considered the father of Arabic alchemy, though mystery surrounds his identity and the origin of the vast corpus of writings to which his name was already attached by the second half of the 10th century CE. The Riyāḍis a technical work dealing with chemical processes. Leaf.

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Alchemy and Hermeticism
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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
Digital Bodleian digitized manuscript Digital Bodleian completeness: partial; 1 digitized image(s); Shelfmark: Bodleian Library MS. Marsh 70	—	—	Arabic	—	Partial public reader	Digital Bodleian — Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford (opens in a new tab) Digital Bodleian — Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford (opens in a new tab) Digital Bodleian — Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford (opens in a new tab)