The Alchemy of Light Geometry and Optics in Late Renaissance Alchemical Illustration |
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| Author:
| Szulakowska, Urszula |
| Series title: | Symbola et Emblemata Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-11690-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2000 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $231.00 |
Book Description:
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This re-examination of alchemical engravings of the late Renaissance uses an innovative semiotic method in analysing their geometrical and optical rhetorical devices. The images are contextualised within contemporary metaphysics, specifically, the discourse of light, and in Protestant reformism.
This re-examination of alchemical engravings of the late Renaissance uses an innovative semiotic method in analysing their geometrical and optical rhetorical devices. The images are contextualised within contemporary metaphysics, specifically, the discourse of light, and in Protestant reformism.