The Oxford seminar in the history of alchemy and chemistry will will take place during Trinity Term, and is organised with the support of SHAC. It’s convenors are John Christie, Oxford and Marie Thébaud-Sorger, MFO.

See here the programme:

Wednesday 22 May, 3.00-5.00pm


Jo Hedesan, Oxford

« Alchemy and Paracelsianism at the Casino San Marco in Florence under the patronage of Antonio de’ Medici (1576-1621) »


Ute Frietsch, Wolfenbüttel

« Alchemy as an organising principle of the Kunstkammer of Rudolf II »


Wednesday 29 May, 3.00-5.00pm

A prospect and preview of A Cultural History of Chemistry (6 vols., Bloomsbury, forthcoming)
With Peter Morris (Joint Editor-in Chief), John Christie (contributor, vol. 4).

Wednesday 5 June, 4.00-6.00pm

Pierre Teissier, Université de Nantes 

« Chemical Substitutions in XXth Century Materials Research »

Mat Paskins, LSE

« The Substitutes Directory: Narratives and Practices of Substitution »

Location :

Maison française d’Oxford

2-10 Norham Road

OX2 6RF Oxford