The Arcanum,9780446674843

The Arcanum

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ISBN13: 9780446674843
ISBN10: 0446674842
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-01-15
Publisher(s): Grand Central Publishing
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Summary

The #1 bestseller in England tells the story of the obsessive pursuit of the secret formula to 18th-century Europe's most precious commodity -- fine porcelain.

Author Biography

Janet Gleeson was born in Sri Lanka and has a degree in both art history and English. She has worked at Sotheby's, as well as at Bonham's Auctioneers, where she headed the Old Master Painting Department. A former art and antiques correspondent for House and Garden and editor for Reed Books, Janet Gleeson has contributed articles to numerous publications, including The Antiques Collector, Country Life, and Apollo.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. ix
The Arcanistp. 1
The Fugitivep. 3
Transmutation or Illusionp. 13
The Royal Captorp. 29
The China Mysteryp. 39
Refuge in Despairp. 55
The Threshold of Discoveryp. 71
The Flames of Chancep. 89
White Goldp. 103
The Price of Freedomp. 117
The Rivalsp. 135
Shadows of Deathp. 137
The Porcelain Palacep. 157
Deceptionp. 169
Crossed Swordsp. 179
Scandal and Rebirthp. 197
A Fantasy Universep. 207
The Porcelain Warsp. 219
The Last Journeyp. 221
The Porcelain Soldiersp. 237
Visions of Lifep. 255
The Final Defeatp. 267
The Arcanump. 281
Postscriptp. 297
Sourcesp. 303
Bibliographyp. 311
Acknowledgmentsp. 317
Indexp. 319
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