The Experimental Fire: Inventing English Alchemy, 1300–1700 (Synthesis)

The Experimental Fire is a groundbreaking book that uncovers the fascinating history of alchemy in England over four centuries.

With new manuscript sources, author Jennifer M.

Rampling reveals how practitioners like George Ripley, John Dee, and Edward Kelley devised innovative approaches to alchemy while seeking support from English monarchs.

This book bridges the intellectual history of chemistry and early modern patronage, medicine, and science, providing a unique insight into the evolution of alchemy.

Readers will be amazed by the extraordinary physical transformations promised by alchemy, such as turning base metals into silver and gold, hard iron into soft water, and deadly poison into elixirs that can heal the human body.

The Experimental Fire is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of science, medicine, and alchemy.