The Elixir And the Stone: A History of Magic And Alchemy: Tradition of Magic and Alchemy

by Michael Baigent (Author), Michael Baigent (Author), Richard Leigh (Author)

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  1998

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  In this study Baigent and Leigh construct an alternative history of religion and thought which begins with the Hermeticism of 1st century Alexandria and describes its pathways through Europe over the ensuing centuries. Along the way there are tales of individuals, including the Elizabethan magician John Dee and the Franciscan friar and alchemist Roger Bacon.