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Available
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Publication
Thames & Hudson (1996), Edition: First Edition, 320 pages
Description
Alchemy, the quest for the Philosopher's Stone, has been an alternative strand in the development European culture since antiquity. By the 17th century, the complex pictorial language of symbols which encoded its theories and secrets had reached a highpoint of elaboration and sophistication. With the spread of printing, the iconography of alchemy began to flower as never before.
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LibraryThing member JayLivernois
Wonderful images from the late Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque
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Original language
English
Physical description
320 p.; 8.75 inches
ISBN
0500233551 / 9780500233559
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