Sentence examples for arcanist from inspiring English sources

Cristoph Konrad Hunger, an arcanist from Meissen and Vienna, became the manager of the factory in 1729.

Arcanist, ( Latin arcanum, "secret" ) in the 18th century, a European who knew or claimed to know the secret of making certain kinds of pottery (especially true porcelain), which until 1707 was known only by the Chinese.

The first porcelain factory was founded in 1751 by Wilhelm Kaspar Wegely, with the aid of an arcanist, Johann Benckengraff, from Höchst, and the patronage of King Frederick II the Great.

Arcanist, (Latin: arcanum, "secret") in the 18th century, a European who knew or claimed to know the secret of making certain kinds of pottery (especially true porcelain), which until 1707 was known only by the Chinese.

There were many arcanists (and pseudoarcanists) itinerant in Europe in the 18th century, including Joseph Jakob Ringler, Robert Dubois, and Paul-Antoine Hannong and his sons Joseph-Adam and Pierre-Antoine.