Min al-kīmiyā’ad alchimiam. The Transmission of Arabic Alchemy in Europe in the Middle Ages

During the 12th and 13th centuries, a large movement of translation of Arabic texts into Latin took place in Italy, Sicily and Spain. Among the scientific knowledge transmitted from the Arab-Muslim world to the West, alchemy deserves special attention, being a hitherto unknown science in the Latin world. In the communication, I will study the transfer of alchemy, focusing on various medieval definitions of this science, the main texts that were translated, the various alchemical doctrines of the time, and the persons involved in the movement as well as their motivations