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Title(s)
The alchemy of paint : art, science, and secrets from the Middle Ages / by Spike Bucklow.
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Additional Title(s)
Art, science, and secrets from the Middle Ages
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Edition
1st ed.
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Published/Created
London ; Marion Boyars, 2009.
New York : Marion Boyars, 2009. -
Physical Description
335 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
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Holdings
Reference Library
ND1510 B83 2009 (LC)
Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
ND1510 B83 2009 (LC) -
Copyright Status
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Full YALE Library Record
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Classification
Books
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Notes
BEIN 2012 1062: Paperbound.
Includes bibliographical references and index. -
Subject Terms
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Export
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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