This Little Wisdom Book is small, only about 6 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches, and 57 pages. BUT - it has many reproductions of medievel illustrations, quotes from Chaucer, Hermes Trismegistrus, Albertus Magnus. Roger Bacon, Thomas Aquinas are mentioned in relation to Alchemy amoung others. Think of it as a one hour class in Medievel Alchemy.