This book succeeds in presenting an overview of the subject as well as numerous references to more detailed information. It provides an overview of many of the most important names in medieval alchemy.

Carmen J Giunta, Bulletin for the History of Chemistry

A valuable addition to institutional and personal scholarly libraries.

Substantia: An International Journal of the History of Chemistry

[T]his is an excellent, wide-ranging and much-welcomed cultural history of chemistry in the Middle Ages. This book should be warmly welcomed as a starting point in the cultural study of the chemistry of the Middle Ages ... I learnt a great deal from this book and I hope other readers will do so as well.

The British Journal for the History of Science