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The Art and Science of the Church Screen in Medieval Europe
Fresh examinations of one of the most important church furnishings of the middle ages. The churches of medieval Europe contained richly carved and painted screens, placed between …
The Alchemy of Paint
The Alchemy of Paint is a critique of the modern world, which Spike Bucklow sees as the product of seventeenth-century ideas about science. In modern times, we have divorced color …
Children of Mercury
Children of Mercury is a bold new account of the lives of pre-modern painters, viewed through the lens of The Seven Ages of Man, a widespread belief made famous in the ‘All the …
Alchemy of Paint
Spike Bucklow sets out to unravel the myths behind the pigments, like dragonsblood, which is said to be a mixture of elephant and dragon blood. Examining both the medieval palette …
Riddle of the Image
From monumental church mosaics to fresco wall-paintings, the medieval period produced some of the most impressive art in history. But how, in a world without the array of …
Art and Science of the Church Screen in Medieval Europe
Fresh examinations of one of the most important church furnishings of the middle ages.The churches of medieval Europe contained richly carved and painted screens, placed between …
The Anatomy of Riches
The Anatomy of Riches tells the story of one family's long rise from rags to riches, and their rapid reversal of fortune. It focuses on the life of Sir Robert Paston, who …