The Arcanum: The Extraordinary True Story
By Janet Gleeson
"An extraordinary episode in cultural & scientific history comes to life in the fascinating story of a genius, greed, & exquisite beauty revealed by the obsessive pursuit of the secret formula for one of the most precious commodities of eighteenth century European royalty-fine porcelain."
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A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.
-Norman Cousins