Astrology, magic, and alchemy in art / Matilde Battistini ; translated by Rosanna M. Giammanco Frongia.

  • Battistini, Matilde.
Date:
2007
  • Books

About this work

Also known as

Astrologia, magia, e alchimia. English

Publication/Creation

Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007.

Physical description

383 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.

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Notes

Originally published in the Italian as Astrologia, magia, e alchimia. Milano : Electa, c2004.

Contents

Astrology. Myth and history ; The vault of heaven ; Influence of the heavens on earth -- Magic. Fabled origins ; The great themes ; Practitioners and practices ; Mind and body ; Enchanted places and passages -- Alchemy. Allegories and personifications ; Nature and its elements ; Magistery and its phases ; Emblems, tools, and protagonists.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 382-383) and indexes.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    AHA.AL
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780892369072
  • 0892369078