Morienus

Morienus Romanus. The Book of the composition of alchemy edited by Adam McLean. Glasgow , 2002. 

Morienus Romanus. A romance of chmistry, by Eric Holmyard. Chem Ind (23 Jan 1925) 75-77. 

These events horrified the young Khalid, and he withdrew from court life to study the sciences. In Alexandria, Khalid furthered his studies of alchemy under a Christian scholar by the name of Morienus, who is supposed to be have been a pupil of Stephanos of Alexandria (fl. 610—641), perhaps the most eminent alchemist in Egypt since the time of Zosimos. 

Robert s translation of Morienus s Book of the Composition of Alchemy in 1144 traditionally marks the beginnings of mediaeval European alchemy. He was also responsible for introducing algebra to the West. 

Michael, Archangel, 22, 31 Miller, George, 115, 121-125 Milton, John, 42 Minerva, 18, 45 Miscellanea di Alchimia, 128 Montfaucon, Bernard de, 45, 48 More, Henry, 43 Morienus, 97, 136, 137 Moses, as contemporary of Hermes, 17, 18, 40, 104, 131-132 among prisci theologi, 39, 96,97 identified with Hermes, 76 date of birth, 84 compared with Hermes, 85, 99 inventor of Hebrew, 134 Musaeum heimeticum, 166 Musaeus, 97... 

Above Morienus, vAo had been a Christian scholar in Alexandria before he became a hermit. He instmcted the Arab prince, Khalid. 

The story of Morienus is told in the first alchemy text that appeared in medieval Europe. This was the Book of the Composition of Alchemy, which was translated from Arabic into Latin in 1144 by an Englishman known as Robert of Chester. 

From the seventh through the thirteenth centuries, the study of alchemy flourished openly in the Islamic world. The first Muslim with an interest in alchemy may have been Khalid Ibn Yazid (d. 704), a Umayyad prince. He reputedly was tutored in alchemy by a student of Stephanos, Morienus of Alexandria (who is quoted by the author of the Splendor Solis). Whether or not this account is accurate, it is clear that Alexandria was the primary influence on Islamic alchemy The Islamic alchemists quoted Zosimos, Democritos, and Stephanos, as well as other Alexandrian alchemists such as Ostanes and Maria Prophetissa (second to third century often referred to as Mary the Jewess ). In addition, the Muslim alchemists also absorbed influences from Persia and Syria. 

The same is meant by MORIENUS, when he teaches that, He who can recreate the SOUL is able to see color/ and also by ALPHIDIUS saying Hence it is that this Combat raises upwards, or else you shall not gain by it ... 

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