A Dictionary of Alchemical Imagery

ISBN-13: 9780521000000 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 272 str.

Lyndy Abraham

Opis

This dictionary documents alchemical symbolism from the early centuries AD to the late-twentieth century, for use by historians of literary culture, philosophy, science and the visual arts, and readers interested in alchemy and hermeticism. Each entry includes a definition of the symbol, giving the literal (physical) and figurative (spiritual) meanings, an example of the symbol used in alchemical writing, and a quotation from a literary source. There are fifty visual images of graphic woodcuts, copperplate engravings and hand-painted emblems, some reproduced here for the first time.

Recenzje

'Beautifully produced and a credit to both Cambridge University Press and to its indefatigable author.” Australian Book Review

Spis treści

List of figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; A dictionary of alchemical imagery; Bibliography; Index of alchemical and literary authors.