Prophecy, alchemy, and the end of time : John of Rupescissa in the late Middle Ages / Leah DeVun.

  • DeVun, Leah.
Date:
[2009], ©2009
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Publication/Creation

New York : Columbia University Press, [2009], ©2009.

Physical description

xiii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-243) and index.

Contents

The proving of Christendom -- John of Rupescissa's vision of the end -- Alchemy in theory and practice -- Artists and the art -- Metaphor and alchemy -- The end of nature.

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    History of Medicine
    BZP (Rupescissa)
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ISBN

  • 9780231145381
  • 0231145381
  • 9780231519342
  • 0231519346