| Description |
x, 246 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Short course in forgetting chemistry -- ch. 2. How to count in oil and stone -- ch. 3. Mouldy materia prima -- ch. 4. How do substances occupy the mind -- ch. 5. Coagulating, cohobating, macerating, reverberating -- ch. 6. Studio as a kind of psychosis -- ch. 7. Steplessness -- ch. 8. Beautiful reddish light of the philosopher's's stone -- ch. 9. Last words. |
| Summary |
Here, Elkins argues that alchemists and painters have similar relationships to the substances they work with. Both try to transform the substance, while seeking to transform their own experience. |
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Painting.
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Painting. (OCoLC)fst01050567
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Malerei. (DE-588)4037220-0
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Schilderkunst.
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Verven (materiaal)
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Alchemie. (DE-588)4127921-9
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Malerei. (DE-588)4037220-0
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Alchemie.
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Malerei.
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| ISBN |
0415921139 |
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9780415921138 |
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9780415926621 |
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0415926629 |
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