The alchemical Virigin Mary in the religious and political context of the Renaissance
This study explores the survival of Roman Catholic doctrine and visual imagery in the alchemical treatises composed by members of the Lutheran and Anglican confessions during the Renaissance and Early Modern periods. It discusses the reasons for such unexpected confessional survivals in a time of ex...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2017.
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| Online Access: | EBSCOhost Перейти в каталог НБ ТГУ |
| Summary: | This study explores the survival of Roman Catholic doctrine and visual imagery in the alchemical treatises composed by members of the Lutheran and Anglican confessions during the Renaissance and Early Modern periods. It discusses the reasons for such unexpected confessional survivals in a time of extreme Protestant iconoclasm and religious reform. The book presents an analysis of the manner in which Catholic doctrines concerning the Virgin Mary, the Holy Trinity and the Eucharist were an essential factor in the development of alchemical theory and illustration from the medieval period to the s. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 225 pages) illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781443893565 1443893560 |