Prophecy, alchemy, and the end of time
Subtitle: John of Rupescissa in the late Middle Ages
By: Leah DeVun.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780231145381
Subjects: Johannes, -- de Rupescissa, -- ca. 1300-ca. 1365; Johannes, -- de Rupescissa, -- ca. 1300-ca. 1365; Alchemy -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- To 1500; Religion and science -- Europe -- History -- To 1500; Pharmacology -- Europe -- History -- To 1500; Apocalyptic literature -- History and criticism; Religion and Science; Alchemy; History, Medieval
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The proving of Christendom; title: John of Rupescissa's vision of the end; title: Alchemy in theory and practice; title: Artists and the art; title: Metaphor and alchemy; title: The end of nature.