Making Gems in Indian Alchemical Literature
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18732/hssa98Keywords:
factitious gems, alchemy, rasashastra, RasaratnākaraAbstract
This article examines the practice of producing factitious gems as described in Nityanātha’s Jewel Mine of Mercury (Rasaratnākara), a thirteenth to fifteenth-century alchemical work written in Sanskrit. It queries how this practice fits within the Indian alchemical discipline and explores its possible connections with other artisanal crafts.
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2023-06-01
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Wujastyk, Dagmar. 2023. “Making Gems in Indian Alchemical Literature”. History of Science in South Asia 11 (June). Edmonton, Canada:1-21. https://doi.org/10.18732/hssa98.
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