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GOLDEN GAME
ALCHEMICAL ENGRAVINGS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY |
| By: |
Stanislas Klossowski de Rola |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£19.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0500279810 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780500279816 |
| Publisher: |
THAMES & HUDSON LTD |
| Pub. date: |
16 February, 1998 |
| Edition: |
New ed |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
This text presents a selection of alchemical illustrations reproduced from originals contained in works from the shelves of research libraries around the world. By the 17th century, the complex pictorial language of symbols which encoded the theories had reached a highpoint of elaboration. |
| Synopsis: |
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. This text presents a selection of alchemical illustrations reproduced from originals contained in obscure works from the shelves of research libraries around the world. The author (son of the artist Balthus), investigates the origins of this visual tradition, interprets the symbols and provides information on the authors, publishers, patrons and engravers of these "hermetick emblems" and "hieroglyphicall figures". |
| Illustrations: |
533 illustrations |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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