East of Italy: Women and Alchemy at the 'Peripheries' of Early Modern Europe

By Meredith K . Ray

"Amid renewed interest in early modern alchemy, scholars have begun to examine the participation of women in alchemical culture more closely. While many studies focus on Western Europe – for example, England, France, Germany, Italy – much remains to be understood about women’s involvement with alchemy, medicine, and science in other, often less thoroughly studied, early modern sites. This essay traces an interconnected lineage of alchemical women that extends from sixteenth-century Italy into Central and Eastern Europe, connecting the house of Sforza to the royal Jagellion and Vasa dynasties."

https://www.academia.edu/46571578/East_o...ern_Europe

R. Zandbergen and R. Prinke: The Voynich MS in Rudolfine Prague. In: Alchemy and Rudolf II, Exploring the Secrets of Nature in Central Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, edited by Ivo Purš and Vladimír Karpenko, Artefactum, Prague, 2016, pp. 297-314.

https://www.academia.edu/30125274/R_Zand...pp_297_314

Chapter 53 of Brill's Encyclopaedia of the Neo-Latin World Macropaedia.

https://www.academia.edu/31816547/From_A..._Chemistry

A Sense of Wunder-: The Divine Construction of Rudolf II’s Kunstkammer

By Zoya Brumberg

"In this paper, I look at the ways that the Kunst- und Wunderkammers of the European Renaissance evoked animistic, spiritual understandings of the materials of the universe, and by doing so, functioned as divine spaces for their creators."

https://www.academia.edu/10118160/A_Sens...unstkammer

A Vision: Key to Yeats as Alchemical Poet and Magician

By Sarah Fuhro

"Conflicts and oppositions in Yeats' life and chart were healed and regarded in a new light through his experience with the channeled material he received and recorded in A Vision. This was the culmination of an alchemical process of soul work. His training as astrologer and occult philosopher allowed him to be able to read the messages of the spirits and the reception coincided with astrological indicators. His physical marriage with Georgie Hyde-Lees provided the necessary cauldron for the alchemical work to take place."

https://www.academia.edu/112327862/A_Vis...d_Magician

"Bridging the gap between the unseen and the seen.

Pardesco translates higher-dimensional mathematics into physical art. Born from a fusion of ancient sacred geometry and modern algorithmic design, our work uses precision fabrication to reveal the structures underlying our universe.

From our Cincinnati studio to collections in 27 countries, we turn abstract 4D concepts into tangible objects of meditation.

Handcrafted in Cincinnati • Exploring dimensions since 2018."


https://pardesco.com/

"Her research explores death, medicine, health, anti-aging, sexuality, gender, and ritual in Sanskrit religious and religio-medical texts with an emphasis on tantra and alchemy (rasaśāstra). She is the author of Illness and Immortality (2022 Oxford University Press)."

https://hkbu.academia.edu/PatriciaSauthoff

*Chapters* 

Introduction and Modern Rest Question 
Debunking the Mad Alchemist Myth 
The Hidden Products: Elixirs, Dyes, and Cosmetics 
Who Bought from Alchemists? 
How Alchemy Shaped Local Economies 
Transmutation as a Premium Service 
The Cost and Risks of the Craft 
The Forgotten Shadow Guild 
Secrecy as Marketing Genius 
Discreet Trade Routes and Networks 
Legacy: Slow Commerce and Mindful Living Today 
The Alchemical Path to True Rest 
Final Reflections and Calm Closure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZHk_RjMol8

"A History of Hindu Chemistry by Prafulla Chandra Ray is a seminal two-volume work that explores the extensive development of chemical knowledge and alchemical traditions in ancient India, and is available in a modern reprint from Kurukshetra Books. The book challenged Eurocentric narratives of scientific history by highlighting India's significant contributions to global chemical science."

https://www.instagram.com/p/DT9bOtxkxE3/

Texts available here:
https://archive.org/search?query=%22a+hi...emistry%22

Band: Papuus
Album: Ancient Alchemical Books (EP)
Date: 2016
Genre: Symphonic Black Metal
Country: Czech Republic


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85LrdKK48ZA