The Byzantine Alchemist Christianos and His Procedures on Indian Lac.

IF 0.3 3区哲学 Q3 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Ambix Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI:10.1080/00026980.2025.2481338

Marco Bellini

引用次数: 0

Abstract

In the present article, I analyse a text attributed to a Byzantine alchemist, the so-called Christian Philosopher or Christianos. I argue that within this text it is possible to find one of the earliest descriptions, in the Mediterranean world, of lac dye and shellac manufacturing. The text is also useful for establishing a more precise chronology within the debate concerning the date of Christianos, placing him in the early seventh century CE, during the reign of the emperor Heraclius.

查看原文本刊更多论文

拜占庭炼金术士克里斯蒂安诺斯及其对印度漆的研究程序。

在本文中，我分析了一篇被认为是拜占庭炼金术士，即所谓的基督教哲学家或克里斯蒂安诺斯所写的文章。我认为，在这篇文章中，有可能找到最早的描述之一，在地中海世界，紫胶染料和紫胶制造。该文本也有助于在关于克里斯蒂亚诺斯的日期的辩论中建立一个更精确的年表，将他置于公元七世纪早期，在赫拉克利乌斯皇帝统治期间。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Ambix HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE-

CiteScore

0.80

自引率

60.00%

发文量

审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： Ambix is an internationally recognised, peer-reviewed quarterly journal devoted to publishing high-quality, original research and book reviews in the intellectual, social and cultural history of alchemy and chemistry. It publishes studies, discussions, and primary sources relevant to the historical experience of all areas related to alchemy and chemistry covering all periods (ancient to modern) and geographical regions. Ambix publishes individual papers, focused thematic sections and larger special issues (either single or double and usually guest-edited). Topics covered by Ambix include, but are not limited to, interactions between alchemy and chemistry and other disciplines; chemical medicine and pharmacy; molecular sciences; practices allied to material, instrumental, institutional and visual cultures; environmental chemistry; the chemical industry; the appearance of alchemy and chemistry within popular culture; biographical and historiographical studies; and the study of issues related to gender, race, and colonial experience within the context of chemistry.