Bucklow, Spike, The alchemy of paint , 2009
- 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 LibraryND1510 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 LibraryND1510 B83 2009 (LC)Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
Note: Please contact the Reference Library to schedule an appointment [Email ycba.reference@yale.edu] - Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/9559481
- 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.