Alchemy
General
Arab World
- Rashed, Roshdi, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Arabic Science, vol.3: Technology, Alchemy and Life Sciences, New York: Routledge, 1996.
Roman Empire
- Smith, Pamela H. The Business of Alchemy: Science and Culture in the Holy Roman Empire, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1994. 308pp.