Five Manuscripts Of Alchemy Av Roger Bacon, Paracelsus, Albert The Great

<P><EM>The Philosophy and Science of Roger Bacon</EM> offers new insights and research perspectives on one of the most intriguing characters of the Middle Ages, Roger Bacon. At the intersections between science and philosophy, the volume...

Even prior to his death on 15 November 1280, the Dominican master Albert of Lauingen was legendary on account of his erudition. This volume contains the first half of Albert the Great's commentary On Job (on chs. 1-21), translated into English for...

This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of the men who served in the army of Frederick the Great. Major engagements in the First and Second Silesian Wars (1740¿1742 and 1744¿1745) and The Seven Years'' War (1756-1763)...