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Highlights
- "David Brafman, just like the alchemists did, mixes ingredients to make gold.
- About the Author: David Brafman has been the rare books curator at the Getty Research Institute since 2002.
- 176 Pages
- Art, History
- Series Name: Wunderkammer
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Book Synopsis
"David Brafman, just like the alchemists did, mixes ingredients to make gold." -- The New ScientistAlchemists are notorious for attempting to synthesize gold. Their goals, however, were far more ambitious: to transform and bend nature to the will of an industrious human imagination. For scientists, philosophers, and artists alike, alchemy seemed to hold the key to unlocking the secrets of creation. Alchemists' efforts to discover the way the world is made have had an enduring impact on global artistic practice and expression.
Brafman's book is the first to explore how the art of alchemy globally transformed human creative culture from the ancient world to the modern scientific age, and displays the ways its legacy still permeates the world we make today.
About the Author
David Brafman has been the rare books curator at the Getty Research Institute since 2002. This book grew out of the exhibition Art of Alchemy he curated at the Getty Center in 2017. His Ph.D. is in Classical Greek and Arabic. He was born and grew up in Brooklyn, NY.Dimensions (Overall): 9.85 Inches (H) x 7.56 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.69 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 176
Genre: Art
Sub-Genre: History
Series Title: Wunderkammer
Publisher: Lannoo Publishers
Theme: General
Format: Hardcover
Author: David Brafman
Language: English
Street Date: September 28, 2023
TCIN: 88675503
UPC: 9789401488808
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-7087
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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