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