Dear Dagmar,

Yes, I did. But I would like to understand if any European or Arabic alchemist went to South Asia or had any contact with South Asian alchemists or royal courts in pre-Modern time.

Best wishes,
Paolo

Il giorno gio 8 ott 2020 alle ore 06:22 Dagmar Wujastyk <d.wujastyk@gmail.com> ha scritto:
Dear Paolo,
You may have heard of Marco Polo's description of alchemists in India and also of Al Biruni describing rasāyana. 
Both accounts are featured in David White's The Alchemical Body. There is also the story of Siddha Iramatevar/ Yakoppu visiting Mecca. 
I don't know of any journeys by European or Arabic alchemists to the Indian subcontinent. However, Fabrizio Speziale may know something about that: He has been working on Persian sources on alchemy and iatrochemistry and these may feature accounts of visiting or at least corresponding alchemists. 
Very best wishes,
Dagmar

 
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