Prophecy, Alchemy, and the End of Time: John of Rupescissa in the Late Middle Ages
DeVun's book is well-constructed, thoroughly documented, instructive, and very useful.(Chara CriscianiAmerican Historical Review1900-01-00)[H]ighly readable text, amply supported by some fifty pages of endnotes, a bibliography, and a usefully compiled index, Leah DeVun has produced an original and valuable book.(Stanton J. Linden, Washington State UniversitySPECULUM1900-01-00)This book offers the reader a tour of one of the more peculiar corners of medieval thought, a corner defined by the intersection of three enterprises: Spiritual Franciscanism, Joachite apocalypticism, and alchemical speculation.(David E. TimmerChurch History1900-01-00)DeVun has written a splendid book about medieval alchemy and apocalyptic prophecy that is truly a pleasure to read.Prophecy, Alchemy, and the End of Timewill be an essential item for anyone hoping to understand the history of science and religion in the later Middle Ages.(Laura Ackerman SmollerMedievalia et Humanistica1900-01-00)An excellent study.... not only for its careful description of an underappreciated figure, but also because of the important theoretical contributions [DeVun] makes to a more holistic approach to our understanding of the history of science and to late medieval culture.(Gregory J. MillerH-German)