Promethean Ambitions: Alchemy and the Quest to Perfect Nature by William R Newman
$85.00
Promethean Ambitions: Alchemy and the Quest to Perfect Nature by William R. Newman, published in 2004. Sections Include: Imitating, Challenging and Perfecting Nature: The Arts of Alchemy in European Antiquity, Alchemy and the Art-Nature Debate, The Visual Arts and Alchemy, Artificial Life and the Homunculus, etc. etc. Profusely illustrated. Hardcover with original jacket, near fine.
