Bibliographical Notes on Histories of Inventions and Books of Secrets

by John Ferguson

Subtitle: Six Papers Read to the Arch]ological Society of Glasgow April 1882-January 1888 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1896 Original Publisher: s.n. Subjects: Alchemy Chemistry Inventions Rare books Antiques

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Scottish chemist and bibliographer, with an interest in alchemy. Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow.

Reviews

[Paul Pellicci · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was written in 1896 and at that time all the books and information was obsolete for many years. I found it very interesting. For my tastes the explanation of "Secrets" and all the titles mentioned was great. I did look up one of the books mentioned and it was being offered by a collector for $1000. My interest in "Secrets" came to me due to my Great Grandfather who had a very large book, in Italian. He practiced the "medicine" and actually had a great following. I do not know what happened to this book, but I think gardening, was one aspect of his practice. Herbology was only one subject written about in "Secrets"