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Libra Esoterica

The mystery and romance of alchemy and pharmacy

by Charles John Samuel Thompson

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy" by C. J. S. Thompson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the development and significance of alchemy and pharmacy, tracing their origins from ancient civilizations through to the close of the 18th century. It highlights the interplay between superstition and empirical medicine, showcasing how early practices laid the groundwork for modern science. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the ancient roots of healing practices and the emergence of medicine as an art form. It discusses historical texts, such as the "Ebers Papyrus", which reveal the medicinal practices of ancient Egypt, and hints at the contributions of other civilizations like China, Greece, and Rome. The discussion outlines how these early practitioners used empirical methods, herbs, and sometimes magic to treat ailments, laying a foundation for the more structured medical practices that followed. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics, and Ritual magic and grimoires.

  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Magic” and “magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the description and “Magic” in the subject metadata.

    • “Magic”· via Internet Archive
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    • “magic”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Magic”· in description
    • “Magic”· in subject
  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Alchemy” and “alchemy”. Retained metadata contains “Alchemy” in the title, “Alchemy” in the description, “Alchemy” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Alchemy”· via Internet Archive
    • “Alchemy”· via Open Library
    • “alchemy”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Alchemy”· in title
    • “Alchemy”· in description
    • “Alchemy”· in subject
  • Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Mysticism”.

    • “Mysticism”· via Open Library

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Editions

3 editions cataloged here.

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1897London, The Scientific press, ltd.; The Scientific pressEnglish—Public

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1897—English—Public

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2014-09-29Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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  • Contributing institution: West Virginia University Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
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