Title Prophecy, alchemy, and the end of time : John of Rupescissa in the late Middle Ages / Leah DeVun.

Imprint

New York : Columbia University Press, c2009.

Location	Call Number	Status
Monograph Collection	BR115.A57 D48 2009	AVAILABLE

Description	xiii, 255 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	The proving of Christendom -- John of Rupescissa's vision of the end -- Alchemy in theory and practice -- Artists and the art -- Metaphor and alchemy -- The end of nature.
Subject(s)	Johannes, de Rupescissa, approximately 1300-approximately 1365.
	Alchemy -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- To 1500.
	Religion and science -- Europe -- History -- To 1500.
	Pharmacology -- Europe -- History -- To 1500.
	Apocalyptic literature -- History and criticism.
ISBN/ISSN	40016461282