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The Summa perfectionis of Pseudo-Geber : a critical edition, translation and study / by William R. Newman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Geber, active 13th century.
- Series:
- Collection des travaux de l'Académie internationale d'histoire des sciences ; no 35.
- Collection des travaux de l'Académie internationale d'histoire des sciences
- Standardized Title:
- Summa perfectionis magisterii. English & Latin
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Geber, active 13th century. Summa perfectionis magisterii.
- Geber.
- Alchemy--Early works to 1800.
- Alchemy.
- Physical Description:
- iv, 785 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1991.
- Summary:
- The present work contains a critical edition, translation, and study of the Summa perfectionis of Pseudo-Geber, the most influential of the many texts of medieval alchemy. The study addresses such questions as the author's identity, his corpuscular theory of matter, the influence of the Summa, and its own sources.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9004094644
- OCLC:
- 24068086
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