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Prophecy, alchemy, and the end of time : John of Rupescissa in the late Middle Ages /
In the middle of the fourteenth century, the Franciscan friar John of Rupescissa sent a dramatic warning to his followers: the last days were coming; the apocalypse was near. Deemed insane by the Christian church, Rupescissa had spent more than a decade confined to prisons & mdash;in one case wr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2009]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Proving of Christendom; 3. John of Rupescissa's Vision of the End; 4. Alchemy in Theory and Practice; 5. Artists and the Art; 6. Metaphor and Alchemy; 7. The End of Nature; 8. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.