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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780714531724
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Alchemy of Paint: Art, Science and Secrets from the Middle Ages
- Item Height
- 215mm
- Publisher
- MARION Boyars Publishers LTD
- Topic
- Art Theory
- Item Width
- 135mm
- Number of Pages
- 362 Pages
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The Alchemy of Paint is a critique of the modern world, which Spike Bucklow sees as the product of seventeenth-century ideas about science. In modern times, we have divorced color from its origins, using it for commercial advantage. Spike Bucklow shows us how in medieval times, color had mystical significance far beyond the enjoyment of shade and hue. Each chapter demonstrates the mindset of medieval Europe and is devoted to just one color, acknowledging its connections with life in the pre-modern world. Colors examined and explained in detail include a midnight blue called ultramarine, an opaque red called vermilion, a multitude of colors made from metals, a transparent red called dragonsblood, and, finally, gold. Today, scarlet describes a color, but it was originally a type of cloth. Henry VI's wardrobe accounts from 1438 to 1489 show that his cheapest scarlet was GBP14.2s.6d. and that scarlets could fetch up to twice that price. In the fifteenth century, a mid-priced scarlet cost more than two thousand kilos of cheese or one thousand liters of wine. This expense accounts for the custom of giving important visitors the red carpet treatment. The book looks at how color was read in the Middle Ages and returns to materials to look at the hidden meaning of the artists' version of the philosopher's stone. The penultimate chapter considers why everyone has always loved gold. Spike Bucklow is a conservation scientist working with oil paintings at the Hamilton Kerr Institute in Cambridge.
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MARION Boyars Publishers LTD
ISBN-13
9780714531724
eBay Product ID (ePID)
86613581
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Alchemy of Paint: Art, Science and Secrets from the Middle Ages
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Art Theory
Publication Year
2009
Number of Pages
362 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
215mm
Item Width
135mm
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United Kingdom
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- r***e (2779)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis book arrived in much better than "good" condition as described in the listing: I'd say "new and unread"! Excellent value, postage included in the price. Professionally packaged in recyclable cardboard and brown paper, very promptly dispatched and delivered via Royal Mail Tracked: 2 days purchase-to-delivery, so thanks for using Royal Mail ~ I always recommend them. Am very pleased with my purchase and happy to recommend this seller. Buy with confidence! Many thanks and best wishes, CJ.
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- 08 Apr, 2021
Alchemy - absolute magic !!!!
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- r***e (2779)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis book arrived in much better than "good" condition as described in the listing: I'd say "new and unread"! Excellent value, postage included in the price. Professionally packaged in recyclable cardboard and brown paper, very promptly dispatched and delivered via Royal Mail Tracked: 2 days purchase-to-delivery, so thanks for using Royal Mail ~ I always recommend them. Am very pleased with my purchase and happy to recommend this seller. Buy with confidence! Many thanks and best wishes, CJ.
- m***o (1140)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAs described in New condition.Good price comparison with other sellers.Item was well packed in cardboard box,and delivery within two days.Used Speady Hen before and would recommend this seller.
- 0***e (246)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseA positive experience, with a quick response from the seller, with regular updates. The book arrived securely packaged, in stated condition, within delivery window, and undamaged. The book is a good quality item, and good value as well. I have found this seller to be prompt and reliable in how they do business.