A Dictionary of Alchemical Imagery (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521000000)

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.

Author: Lyndy Abraham
ISBN-10: 0521000009
ISBN-13: 9780521000000
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/08/2001
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.57d