The roots of surrealism and many other more recent artistic movements can be found in this treasure trove. Each richly illustrated chapter begins with an introduction and quotes from alchemists by specialist Alexander Roob. Even for those with no knowledge of the fascinating history of alchemy, this book is a delight to explore.
The enigmatic hieroglyphs of cabalists, Rosicrucians, and freemasons are shown to be closely linked with the early scientific illustrations in the fields of medicine, chemistry, optics, and color theory. From the publisher: "Contains images of Christian mysticism, art of the romantic era, hieroglyphs of cabbalists and freemasons, and early scientific illustrations in the fields of medicine, chemistry, optics and colour theory The Hermetic Museum takes readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the medieval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism, through the fascinating world of alchemy to the art of the Romantic era. Bound in the original full color laminated pictorial boards.
Profusely illustrated - about half in beautiful full color. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. The cover has just a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store).
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