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Searching for the Philosopher’s Stone

The following blog is the account of 10 year old Zachary’s visit to the Library’s Special Collections to see early Alchemical books to help with a school project. I had a lovely time recently looking at some old books…

Date
25 April 2018
Category
Rare Book Collection Visits

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