The alchemy of paint
Subtitle: art, science, and secrets from the Middle Ages
By: Spike Bucklow.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Marion Boyars
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780714531724
Subjects: Pigments; Artists' materials; Science, Medieval
Other titles: Art, science, and secrets from the Middle Ages
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Preface; title: Ch. 1. Colour : dyes, pigments, and metals; title: Ch. 2. Ultramarine : from over the seas; title: Ch. 3. Vermilion : towards the philosophers' stone; title: Ch. 4. Metallic blues : the powers of the planets; title: Ch. 5. Dragonsblood : the fruit of mortal combat; title: Ch. 6. Gold : the riches of the unknown; title: Ch. 7. Colour : the other side - Ch. 8. Vermilion : the sublime, crystallised; title: Ch. 9. Gold : the love that conquers death; title: Ch. 10. The science of colour : epilogue; title: Notes on the text; title: Bibliography; title: Glossary; title: Index.