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The Arcanum by Janet Gleeson (Hardcover, 1998)

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The Arcanum. Author:Gleeson, Janet. 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.

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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.

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PublisherTransWorld LTD

ISBN-139780593043486

eBay Product ID (ePID)90048616

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Book TitleThe Arcanum

AuthorJanet Gleeson

FormatHardcover

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

GenreBiographies & True Stories, Art & Culture

Number of Pages288 Pages

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Item Weight460g

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Title_AuthorJanet Gleeson

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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Brilliantly told with the authority of an expert in the field. History but reads like a novel.
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