{"product_id":"a-book-of-alchemy-book-of-the-chemical-art-paperback","title":"A Book of Alchemy — Marsilius Ficinus \u0026 Tarl Warwick | Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome texts do not merely describe the Great Work — they \u003cem\u003eare\u003c\/em\u003e it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAscribed to the Renaissance philosopher Marsilius Ficinus and brought to modern readers through the editorial hand of Tarl Warwick, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of the Chemical Art\u003c\/em\u003e stands as one of the most philosophically rigorous treatises on alchemical thought ever committed to paper. It does not traffic in superstition. It refutes it — methodically, with the precision of a literate mystic who has no patience for the uninitiated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text culminates in a remarkable section drawn from conversations between Illardus, a Catalonian necromancer, and the Devil himself — a device that lends the manuscript its peculiar, unsettling authority. This is alchemy as philosophy, as argument, as initiation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthors: Marsilius Ficinus (Author), Tarl Warwick (Editor)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Paperback, 52 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 5 × 8 × 0.11 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished: April 3, 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe art does not yield to the casual seeker. It rewards the devoted one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52736572358937,"sku":"9781530866861","price":7.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/1361\/3081\/files\/BookofAlchemy.png?v=1782670654","url":"https:\/\/alchemy-cabinet-2.myshopify.com\/products\/a-book-of-alchemy-book-of-the-chemical-art-paperback","provider":"Alchemy Cabinet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}