A Dictionary of Alchemical Imagery

A Dictionary of Alchemical Imagery

by Lyndy Abraham
ISBN-10:
0521000009
ISBN-13:
9780521000000
Pub. Date:
02/08/2001
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10:
0521000009
ISBN-13:
9780521000000
Pub. Date:
02/08/2001
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
A Dictionary of Alchemical Imagery

A Dictionary of Alchemical Imagery

by Lyndy Abraham

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521000000
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 02/08/2001
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 6.89(w) x 9.72(h) x 0.67(d)

Table of Contents

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