Article ID: CBB000950538

A Imagem Alquímica/Química dos Mineiros: Um Estudo Preliminar (2008)

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Stagni, Reno (Author)
Beltran, Maria Helena Roxo (Author)


Circumscribere: International Journal for the History of Science
Volume: 5
Pages: 27--38


Publication Date: 2008
Edition Details: Translated title: [The Alchemical/Chemical Image of Miners: A Preliminary Study.] In Portuguese.
Language: Portuguese

A recurrent image in Renaissance alchemical imagery, miners digging for embryo-minerals appear in countless treatises as well as in compendia on the applications of chemistry into medicine, either as manuscripts or as printed books. However, this same image would be presented also in Renaissance treatises on mining and metallurgy, aiming to disclose the secrets of both arts. The present paper analyzes some of these images that circulated in Europe between the 15th and 17th centuries, aiming at pointing out to iconographic transformations related to the symbolism of miners? work.

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Authors & Contributors
Daza, Mariana Sánchez
Asmussen, Tina
Skabelund, Aaron
Seeley, Joseph
Zorzi, Francesco
Wamberg, Jacob
Concepts
Alchemy
Symbolism; symbolic representation
Science and art
Mines and mining
Visual representation; visual communication
Medicine
Time Periods
16th century
17th century
15th century
Renaissance
18th century
19th century
Places
Europe
Baghdad (Iraq)
Peru
Florence (Italy)
Spain
Italy
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