Papers by Georgiana Hedesan (Oxford) and Judith Mawer (Goldsmiths London)
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Maison Française d'Oxford, 2-10 Norham Road, Oxford, OX2 6SE
Chair: John Christie
Georgiana Hedesan (Oxford), Quintessence and the Fire of Nature: The Alchemical Roots of the 'Universal Solvent' Alkahest
Judith Mawer (Goldmiths London), The theo-magical roots of Thomas Vaughan's alchemy, as expounded in his Magia Adamica or The Antiquitie of Magic (1650)
This session is preceded by 'Alchemical Melodies', a workshop on the musical dimensions of 17th century alchemy, organised by Fabrizio Bigotti (Exeter)
