Nicolas Flamel and Alchemy

In the Middle Ages, the French capital of Paris had its fair share of centuries-old mysteries and secrets. Among them, was the era of the alchemists, who claimed they could turn base metals into gold? The best known of the alchemists was Nicolas Flamel. We will shed light on the arcana of alchemy.

Au XVIe siècle, un livre attribue à Nicolas Flamel, riche bourgeois parisien du XIVe siècle, la découverte de la pierre philosophale. Il aurait transmuté du mercure en or.