Paper delivered by Giorgia Pausillo and Matteo Martelli at the workshop La chimica in Italia (1500-1800): Teorie, pratiche, esperimenti
December 13-14, 2019, Roma (Università Roma Tre)
The AlchemEast project is devoted to the study of alchemical theory and practice as it appeared and developed in distinct, albeit contiguous (both chronologically and geographically) areas: Graeco-Roman Egypt, Byzantium, and the Near East, from Ancient Babylonian times to the early Islamic Period.