Sylvia RoseJul 244 min readIslamic Alchemy: Abu Bakr al-RaziAbū Bakr al-Rāzī c. 864 - 930 AD is a Persian alchemist, philosopher and physician during the Islamic Golden Age . One of the most...
Sylvia RoseJul 193 min readPseudo-Geber: Medieval AlchemyPseudo-Geber is a mysterious figure or collective identity linked to a corpus of alchemy texts from the late Middle Ages. The writings...
Sylvia RoseJul 193 min readJabir ibn Hayyan: Alchemy of IslamJabir ibn Hayyan is a medieval Islamic figure. Alchemy, magic, philosophy and religion come together in a vast corpus of writings. As his...
Sylvia RoseJun 246 min readAlchemy of Islam: Medieval Golden AgeIslamic alchemy gives a glimpse of a world where science and mysticism intertwine and the pursuit of knowledge transcends boundaries. In...
Sylvia RoseJun 195 min readGolden Ages of Alchemy: RenaissanceAlchemy goes through cycles of prevalence for hundreds of years. In the Renaissance, a time of exploration and discovery, alchemy enjoys...
Sylvia RoseMar 14 min readWoad, the People's Blue: Ancient PigmentsWoad ( Isatis tinctoria ) is a plant yielding a blue pigment used in dyes, paint and medicine. A member of the mustard family, it's also...
Sylvia RoseOct 11, 20235 min readWarrior Queen: Kriemhild of the BurgundiansKriemhild marries Germanic hero Siegfried of Xanten. A princess of Burgundy, she grows up in the halls of royal plots and suspicious...
Sylvia RoseMay 12, 20232 min readNibelung - Heroes and WormsThe ancient city of Worms, Germany is central to the story of Germanic hero Siegfried and the Middle Ages epic poem Nibelungenlied (Song...
Sylvia RoseApr 18, 20232 min readLora Ley Adventures - Feast of FoolsAction, celebration and madness ensue as half-Nyx Lora and Wolf find themselves in the year 1148, the early Middle Ages of Germania....