quarta-feira, 16 de setembro de 2009

A alquimia da pintura medieval

Acabou de ser publicado o seguinte livro:

Spike Bucklow, The Alchemy of Paint. Art, science and secrets from the Middle Ages, Maryon Boyards, London, 2009.

Índice:

  • Preface 17
  • Chapter One Colour: Dyes, Pigments and Metals 20
  • Chapter Two Ultramarine: From over the Seas 43
  • Chapter Three Vermilion: Towards the Philosophers' Stone 75
  • Chapter Four Metallic Blues: The Powers of the Planets 109
  • Chapter Five Dragonsblood: The Fruit of Mortal Combat 141
  • Chapter Six Gold: The Riches of the Unknown 173
  • Chapter Seven Colour: The Other Side 205
  • Chapter Eight Vermilion: The Sublime, Crystallised 224
  • Chapter Nine Gold: The Love that Conquers Death 247
  • Chapter Ten The Science of Colour: Epilogue 275
  • Notes on the text 283
  • Bibliography 309
  • Glossary 323
  • Index 329

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