Sylvia Rose
Roger Bacon: Medieval Science & Alchemy
Roger Bacon (c. 1219 - 1292) is a Franciscan friar and fiery figure in medieval and later science and philosophy. He's known for his...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 244 min read
Islamic Alchemy: Abu Bakr al-Razi
Abū Bakr al-Rāzī c. 864 - 930 AD is a Persian alchemist, philosopher and physician during the Islamic Golden Age . One of the most...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 193 min read
Pseudo-Geber: Medieval Alchemy
Pseudo-Geber is a mysterious figure or collective identity linked to a corpus of alchemy texts from the late Middle Ages. The writings...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 193 min read
Jabir ibn Hayyan: Alchemy of Islam
Jabir ibn Hayyan is a medieval Islamic figure. Alchemy, magic, philosophy and religion come together in a vast corpus of writings. As his...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 246 min read
Alchemy of Islam: Medieval Golden Age
Islamic alchemy gives a glimpse of a world where science and mysticism intertwine and the pursuit of knowledge transcends boundaries. In...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 195 min read
Golden Ages of Alchemy: Renaissance
Alchemy goes through cycles of prevalence for hundreds of years. In the Renaissance, a time of exploration and discovery, alchemy enjoys...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 14 min read
Woad, the People's Blue: Ancient Pigments
Woad ( Isatis tinctoria ) is a plant yielding a blue pigment used in dyes, paint and medicine. A member of the mustard family, it's also...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 11, 20235 min read
Warrior Queen: Kriemhild of the Burgundians
Kriemhild marries Germanic hero Siegfried of Xanten. A princess of Burgundy, she grows up in the halls of royal plots and suspicious...
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Sylvia Rose
May 12, 20232 min read
Nibelung - Stories of Heroes & Worms
Ancient Worms, Germany is central to the story of Germanic hero Siegfried and epic poem Nibelungenlied (Song of the Nibelungs). Prince...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 18, 20232 min read
Lora Ley Adventures - Feast of Fools
Action, celebration and madness ensue as half-Nyx Lora and Wolf find themselves in the year 1148, the early Middle Ages of Germania....
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