Prophecy, Alchemy, and the End of Time: John of Rupescissa in the Late Middle Ages

Leah DeVun

February, 2009
Cloth, 272 pages, 4 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-14538-1
$25.00 ($50.00 )
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List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. The Proving of Christendom

3. John of Rupescissa’s Vision of the End

4. Alchemy in Theory and Practice

5. Artists and the Art

6. Metaphor and Alchemy

7. The End of Nature

8. Conclusion

Bibliography

Notes

Index

Related Subjects

• History of Science and Technology
• Medieval History
• Medieval Religion

About the Author

Leah DeVun is an assistant professor of history at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on the history of the human body in premodern Europe and the legacy of that history in the modern world. Her published work centers on issues of gender and technology.

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