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Medieval Arabic Alchemical Lexicon Analysis by Iveri Aura is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This paper discusses the challenges faced by modern scholars in editing medieval alchemical texts, particularly focusing on the technical lexicon used by alchemists. It highlights the complexities of authorship, compositional structures, and the obfuscatory language often employed in these manuscripts. The author advocates for a new approach to editing that emphasizes understanding the specific terminology related to practical alchemy, using the Arabic alchemical manuscript MS Sprenger 1908 as a case study.
- Author
- Iveri Aura
- Language
- EN