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Alchemy, its mysteries, and the quest for the Philosopher's Stone have been a strand in the development of European culture from antiquity onwards. By the seventeenth century the complex pictorial language of alchemical symbols had reached a high point of elaboration and beauty. With the spread of printing, the whole fantastic iconography flowered as never before. This magnificent book presents a selection of the finest alchemical engravings, brought together for the first time. The best engravers of the age--the De Bry family, Merian, De Hooghe, and others--worked to interpret the haunting emblems of Lambsprinck and Michael Maier, the profundities of the wordless Mutus Liber, or the Christian mysticism of Jacob Bohme. In his introduction and commentaries, the author investigates the origins of this visual tradition, interprets the symbols, and provides information on authors, publishers, patrons, and engravers.
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Stanislas Klossowski de Rola is the author of Alchemy: The Secret Art.
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Thames & Hudson Publishing, 1997
ISBN 10: 0500279810
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Condition: Good. Good+; Softcover; Covers are still glossy, but with a few scratches and scrapes; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 2.7 lbs; Gold covers with pen & ink drawing illustration, and title in black lettering; 1997, Thames & Hudson Publishing; 320 pages; "The Golden Game: Alchemical Engravings of the Seventeenth Century," by Stanislas Klossowski De Rola. Seller Inventory # SKU-0074AL14304075