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The Art of Alchemy - From the Middle Ages to Modern Times (Hardcover)
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The Art of Alchemy - From the Middle Ages to Modern Times (Hardcover)
Series: Wunderkammer
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“Among all the arts, it is the art of alchemy which most closely
imitates nature.” - Albertus Magnus (teacher of St. Thomas
Aquinas), ca.1250 Alchemists are notorious for attempting to
synthesise gold. Their goals, however, were far more ambitious: to
transform and bend nature to the will of an industrious human
imagination. For scientists, philosophers, and artists alike,
alchemy seemed to hold the key to unlocking the secrets of
creation. Alchemists' efforts to discover the way the world is made
have had an enduring impact on global artistic practice and
expression. Concoctions produced in the world’s alchemy labs
include inks, dyes, and oil paints; cements and ceramic glazing;
dazzling effects in metalwork and glass - and the modern media
which now claim boasting rights as the ultimate chemical mirrors of
nature: photography and the liquid crystal displays of the digital
world. Alchemy may well be the most important human invention
after the harnessing of fire. It was certainly a direct result,
with consequences both inspired and dire. The field spurred on
advancements in the visual arts and aids to human health. Ancient
Chinese alchemists also unleashed the black magic of gunpowder onto
the world of warfare. This book is the first to explore how the art
of alchemy globally transformed human creative culture from
antiquity to the industrial age, and displays the ways its legacy
still permeates the world we make today.
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