Ph.D theses on alchemy

A provisional list of 118 Ph.D. theses on alchemy and hermeticism.
Microfilms of most of these can be ordered on Inter-Library loan through many educational institutions and libraries.
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Theses authors A-H
Theses authors I-O
Theses authors P-Z

The theses which have a Dissertations Abstracts reference number can be purchased from UMI International through their web site.

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Payment can be made online by credit card, and one can order these either as microfilm or as photocopied pages. You need to have the Dissertations Abstracts reference number, as you cannot do a subject or author search online. The cost is usually between $50 and $70 depending on which postage options you choose.

Alchemical texts


16th Century
Practical alchemy
Philosophical alchemy

17th Century
Practical alchemy
Philosophical alchemy

18th Century
Practical alchemy
Philosophical alchemy

Alchemical poetry

Alchemical allegories

Works of Nicolas Flamel
Works of George Ripley
Works of Sendivogius
Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
Emerald tablet of Hermes
Rosicrucian texts
Literary works
Texts from Musaeum Hermeticum

Spanish alchemical texts
German alchemical texts
French alchemical texts
Russian alchemical texts
Italian alchemical texts

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