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Cover: 9780553506921 | The Arcanum | Janet Gleeson | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert
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The Arcanum
The Extraordinary True Story of the Invention of European Porcelain
Taschenbuch von Janet Gleeson
Sprache: Englisch

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Imprisoned in a fairy-tale castle and under constant threat of execution by his ruthless captor an 18th century apothecary struggled to realize the alchemist's dream. His name was Johann Frederick Bottger. But instead of transforming base metal into gold he was to discover the formula for something even more exotic and elusive, a substance so precious it was known as 'white gold'. And it was a formula for which others were prepared to lie, cheat, steal and even kill to possess.

This was the remarkable backdrop to one of the most strange and compelling episodes in European cultural and scientific history; a tale of genius and greed, of demonic cruelty and exquisite beauty, of the best and worst of which man is capable - it is the true story of the invention of European porcelain.
Imprisoned in a fairy-tale castle and under constant threat of execution by his ruthless captor an 18th century apothecary struggled to realize the alchemist's dream. His name was Johann Frederick Bottger. But instead of transforming base metal into gold he was to discover the formula for something even more exotic and elusive, a substance so precious it was known as 'white gold'. And it was a formula for which others were prepared to lie, cheat, steal and even kill to possess.

This was the remarkable backdrop to one of the most strange and compelling episodes in European cultural and scientific history; a tale of genius and greed, of demonic cruelty and exquisite beauty, of the best and worst of which man is capable - it is the true story of the invention of European porcelain.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Glee
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780553506921
ISBN-10: 0553506927
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gleeson, Janet
Auflage: New ed
Hersteller: Import
Bantam Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Abbildungen: map, portraits
Maße: 199 x 129 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Janet Gleeson
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.06.1999
Gewicht: 0,273 kg
Artikel-ID: 121435958
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