· The Arcanum - The story of Europe's attempt to replicate Chinese porcelain. Chinese porcelain was literally as valuable as gold at the time. The first to be able to replicate the process would be in control of an incredible money making machine. Secrecy was key and experimentation was rife and it seemed to me like a story worth telling/5. But for King Augustus of Saxony, who--smelling fortune--promptly imprisoned the young scientist, the arcanum for porcelain, or china, would have to suffice. Gleeson's lively account of how Meissen. · Forced to experiment Bottger inardvertently stumbles across the arcanum for Pocelain. Gleeson then shows the lives of other men such as Johan Gregor Herold, an ambitious artist, developed colors and patterns of unparalleled brilliance at the newly established Meissen Porcelain Manufacture; and Johann Joachim Kaendler, a virtuoso sculptor who used the Meissen porcelain to invent a new art Cited by: 5.
The arcanum: the extraordinary true story Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. the extraordinary true story by Gleeson, Janet. Publication date Topics Böttger, true Addeddate Boxid IA Boxid_2 CH Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Buy a cheap copy of The Arcanum: The Extraordinary True book by Janet Gleeson. Since the middle ages, Western Europeans have practiced alchemy, a primitive form of chemistry, in the great hope of transforming base metal into gold. In the early Free shipping over $ Gleeson clearly and entertainingly presents the sometimes complicated and confusing story of the discovery of porcelain in the West. She vividly portrays the various characters involved in the discovery and early development of hard paste porcelain. Gleeson might not be a great writer, but I have to admit to waking up early to enjoy her book.
The Arcanum.: Janet Gleeson. Grand Central Publishing, - History - pages. 10 Reviews. An extraordinary episode in cultural scientific history comes to life in the fascinating. Her narrative focuses on three individuals: Alchemist Johann Frederick Böttger inadvertently discovered the arcanum, or secret formula, for making porcelain; Johan Gregor Herold, an ambitious artist, developed colors and patterns of unparalleled brilliance at the newly established Meissen Porcelain Manufacture; Johann Joachim Kaendler, a virtuoso sculptor, used the Meissen porcelain to invent a new art form. But for King Augustus of Saxony, who--smelling fortune--promptly imprisoned the young scientist, the arcanum for porcelain, or china, would have to suffice. Gleeson's lively account of how Meissen.
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