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Bucklow, Spike

The alchemy of paint : art, science, and secrets from the Middle Ages

2009

  • Creator

    Bucklow, Spike

  • Title(s)

    The alchemy of paint : art, science, and secrets from the Middle Ages / by Spike Bucklow.

  • Additional Title(s)

    Art, science, and secrets from the Middle Ages

  • Edition

    1st ed.

  • Published/Created

    London ; Marion Boyars, 2009.
    New York : Marion Boyars, 2009.

  • Physical Description

    335 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

  • Holdings

    Reference Library
    ND1510 B83 2009 (LC)
    Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]

    ND1510 B83 2009 (LC)

  • Copyright Status

    Copyright Not Evaluated

  • Classification

    Books

  • Notes

    BEIN 2012 1062: Paperbound.
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • Subject Terms

    Artists' materials. |
    Pigments. |
    Science, Medieval.

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Ch. 1. Colour : dyes, pigments, and metals -- Ch. 2. Ultramarine : from over the seas -- Ch. 3. Vermilion : towards the philosophers' stone -- Ch. 4. Metallic blues : the powers of the planets -- Ch. 5. Dragonsblood : the fruit of mortal combat -- Ch. 6. Gold : the riches of the unknown -- Ch. 7. Colour : the other side - Ch. 8. Vermilion : the sublime, crystallised -- Ch. 9. Gold : the love that conquers death -- Ch. 10. The science of colour : epilogue -- Notes on the text -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.

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