| Description |
x, 246 p., [15] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-231) and index. |
| Contents |
A short course in forgetting chemistry -- How to count in oil and stone -- The mouldy materia prima -- How do substances occupy the mind? -- Coagulating, cohobating, macerating, reverberating -- The studio as a kind of psychosis -- Steplessness -- The beautiful reddish light of the philosopher's stone -- Last words. |
| Subject |
Painting.
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Alchemy.
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Painting -- Philosophy.
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| ISBN |
0415926629 (pbk.) |
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