{"product_id":"treatise-on-the-nature-of-adam-mclean-9798325079863","title":"Treatise on the Nature of the Philosophers' Egg","description":"\u003cp\u003eBernard Trevisan or Bernard of Treviso, supposedly living between 1406 and 1490 is now thought to be a contrived figure. His biography was devised by the editors and commentators of alchemical texts from the 16th century. It is said that he was born into a noble family in Padua and spent his entire life spending his family fortune in a search for the Philosophers' Stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the contrivance, the writings issued under his name are, however, significant works in the unfolding of alchemy through the 16th and 17th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike Bernard's more familiar allegorical writings, this is a densely argued description of the idea of there being a Philosophers' Egg, a particular substance out of which the Philosophers' Stone was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Adam McLean from the 1624 French version.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam McLean, Bernard Treviso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798325079863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.08d","brand":"Adam McLean","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46110909530367,"sku":"9798325079863","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e5e8f0c5-d7e3-45e2-8615-edc8020e7cc5.jpg?v=1725470118","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/treatise-on-the-nature-of-adam-mclean-9798325079863","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}