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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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2009]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.