3. Wijck’s Alchemical Artisans

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Acknowledgements 13
4. Introduction 15
5. 1. Curiosity and Convention 27
6. 2. Thomas Wijck, “Artful” and “Ingenious” 59
7. 3. Wijck’s Alchemical Artisans 97
8. 4. An Experiment in Haarlem 149
9. 5. The Artist’s Laboratories Abroad 183
10. 6. The Master of Nature 215
11. Epilogue 257
12. Bibliography 263
13. Index 275