The First Alchemists Moon Enchanted Eggs

Enchanted Eggs

Presenting a broad look at how the cosmic environment shapes nature

Through analogies to the humanities

Jen Frey shows that if we are willing to listen

The First Alchemists Moon Enchanted EggsExplores the origins and practices of early alchemy Examines the oldest surviving alchemical texts, the original purpose of the "Royal Art," and the first alchemists, showing how women dominated early alchemy Looks at the historical setting for the first alchemists, with detailed accounts of their apparatus, recipes, chemical processes, and the ingredients they used Reveals how changing the color of materials was more important in early alchemy than