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Creator:
Bucklow, Spike
Title(s):
The alchemy of paint : art, science, and secrets from the Middle Ages / by Spike Bucklow.
Additional Title(s):
Art, science, and secrets from the Middle Ages
Edition:
1st ed.
Published/Created:
London ; Marion Boyars, 2009.
New York : Marion Boyars, 2009.
Physical Description:
335 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Holdings:
Reference Library
ND1510 B83 2009 (LC)
Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
Note: Please contact the Reference Library to schedule an appointment [Email ycba.reference@yale.edu]


Reference Library
ND1510 B83 2009 (LC)
Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
Note: Please contact the Reference Library to schedule an appointment [Email ycba.reference@yale.edu]

Classification:
Books
Notes:
BEIN 2012 1062: Paperbound.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Terms:
Artists' materials.
Pigments.
Science, Medieval.
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  • 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.