Alchemy & Mysticism - Hardcover

Roob, Alexander

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3836514265 ISBN 13: 9783836514262

Publisher: Taschen America Llc, 2009

Synopsis

A fantastic journey through the history of esoteric lore: the great work of the alchemists (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition) The Hermetic Museum takes its readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the mediaeval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism, through the fascinating world of alchemy to the art of the Romantic era. The enigmatic hieroglyphs of cabbalists, Rosicrucians and freemasons are shown to be closely linked with the early scientific illustrations in the fields of medicine, chemistry, optics and colour theory. The author: Alexander Roob studied painting at the University of Fine Arts, Berlin. From 2000 to 2002, he was a professor at the University of Fine Arts, Hamburg. He has been teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart since 2002.

About this title

About the Author:

Alexander Roob studied painting at the University of Fine Arts, Berlin. From 2000 to 2002, he was a professor at the University of Fine Arts, Hamburg. He has been teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart since 2002.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

About this edition

• Publisher: Taschen America Llc
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 3836514265
• ISBN 13: 9783836514262
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 191