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OverviewThis well-illustrated, accessibly written book examines how eighteenth-century prints and drawings of antique architecture operated as representations of thought. Combining original archival material with cultural theory, the book considers the idea of the past and the role of space and time in the visual ekphrasis or description of its architecture. -- . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dana ArnoldPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm ISBN: 9780719099496ISBN 10: 0719099498 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 20 October 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsProlegomenon 1 The past 2 Time 3 Space Epilogue Select bibliography Index -- .Reviews'This provocative, highly readable book explores the potent exchange between visual and verbal description, considering what the visual allows us to explore and convey that the verbal does not and vice versa. Using a wide range of scholarly, pictorial and technical sources, Dana Arnold examines how words and writing help make us understand the object being described.' Diane Favro,Distinguished Research Professor, Architecture and Urban Design, UCLA -- . Author InformationDana Arnold is Professor of Art History at the University of East Anglia Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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