An edition of The alchemy of paint: art, science, and secrets from the Middle Ages (2009)

The alchemy of paint

art, science, and secrets from the Middle Ages

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The alchemy of paint
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Marion Boyars
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Artists' materials, Pigments, Medieval Science

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Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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London, New York
Other Titles
Art, science, and secrets from the Middle Ages

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Dewey Decimal Class
751.2
Library of Congress
ND1510 .B83 2009

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Pagination
p. cm.

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Open Library
OL23554669M
ISBN 13
9780714531724
LCCN
2009024496
Library Thing
8914408
Goodreads
6741838

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