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Miscellaneous The Golden Game by Stanislas Klosslowski De Rola $27.50 / Thames & Hudson / 1997 The mysteries of alchemy and the quest for the Philosopher's Stone have been a strand in the development of European culture since antiquity. By the 17th century, the complex pictorial language of alchemical symbols had reached a zenith of elaboration, sophistication, and beauty. This soft-cover 320-page book reproduces the finest alchemical emblems of that era, featuring over 500 original copperplates made by the best engravers of the age, giving graphic expression to such concepts as the cosmograms of Mylius, the haunting emblems of Lambsprinck and Michael Maier, the profundities of the wordless Matus Liber, and the Christian mysticism of Jacob Böhme. In his introduction and extensive commentaries, the author investigates the origins of this visual tradition, interprets the symbols, and provides information on the authors, publishers, patrons, and engravers who produced these disturbing yet beautiful "Hieroglyphical Figures" and "Hermetick Emblems."   The Golden Game provides an orderly arrangement of who's who in alchemy, along with illustrations well-suited for study and appreciation. —Mistress Isa

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