Architecture and ekphrasis: Space, time and the embodied description of the past (Rethinking Art's Histories)

By: Dana Arnold

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Synopsis: Architecture and ekphrasis examines how eighteenth-century prints and drawings of antique architecture operated as representations of thought. Using original archival material, it considers the idea of the past in the period, specifically how it was discovered and described, and investigates how space and time inform visual ekphrasis or descriptions of architecture. The idea of embodiment is used to explore the various methods of describing architecture – including graphic techniques, measurement and perspective – all of which demonstrate choices about different modes of ekphrasis. This well-illustrated, accessibly written study will be of interest to academics and students working in a broad range of subject areas. It will also be an essential teaching tool for increasingly popular cross-disciplinary courses.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 168 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781526150288
Related ISBNs:: 9780719099496, 9781526150271, 9780719099502
Publisher:: Manchester University Press
Date of Addition:: 10/19/20
Copyrighted By:: Dana Arnold
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.