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1 online resource (xiii, 255 pages) : illustrations |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 wrapped in chains and locked under a staircase & mdash;yet ill treatment could not silence the friar's apocalyptic message. Religious figures who preached the end times were hardly rare in the late Middle Ages, but Rupescissa's teachings were unique. He claimed that knowledge of the natural wo |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-243) and index |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Johannes, de Rupescissa, approximately 1300-approximately 1365.
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| SUBJECT |
Johannes, de Rupescissa, ca. 1300-ca. 1365 |
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Johannes, de Rupescissa, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 fast |
| Subject |
Alchemy -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- To 1500
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Religion and science -- Europe -- History -- To 1500
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Pharmacology -- Europe -- History -- To 1500
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Apocalyptic literature -- History and criticism
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Religion and science.
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Alchemy.
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Medicine, Medieval.
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Religion and Science
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Alchemy
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History, Medieval
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alchemy.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
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HISTORY -- Medieval.
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Medicine, Medieval
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Alchemy
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Alchemy -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Apocalyptic literature
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Pharmacology
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Religion and science
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Europe
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008030108 |
| ISBN |
9780231519342 |
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0231519346 |
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