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Body and Image
Christopher Tilley
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Description for Body and Image
Paperback. The understanding and interpretation of ancient architecture, landscapes, and art has always been viewed through an iconographic lens-a cognitive process based on traditional practices in art history. This work argues that the iconographic approach falls short of understanding how ancient people interacted with their imagery. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
The understanding and interpretation of ancient architecture, landscapes, and art has always been viewed through an iconographic lens—a cognitive process based on traditional practices in art history. But ancient people did not ascribe their visions on canvas, rather on hills, stones, and fields. Thus, Chris Tilley argues, the iconographic approach falls short of understanding how ancient people interacted with their imagery. A kinaesthetic approach, one that uses the full body and all the senses, can better approximate the meaning that these artifacts had for their makers and today’s viewers. The body intersects the landscape in a myriad of ways—through the ... Read more
The understanding and interpretation of ancient architecture, landscapes, and art has always been viewed through an iconographic lens—a cognitive process based on traditional practices in art history. But ancient people did not ascribe their visions on canvas, rather on hills, stones, and fields. Thus, Chris Tilley argues, the iconographic approach falls short of understanding how ancient people interacted with their imagery. A kinaesthetic approach, one that uses the full body and all the senses, can better approximate the meaning that these artifacts had for their makers and today’s viewers. The body intersects the landscape in a myriad of ways—through the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Walnut Creek, United States
ISBN
9781598743142
SKU
V9781598743142
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Ref
99-20
About Christopher Tilley
Christopher Tilley is Professor of Material Culture in the Department of Anthropology, University College London. He has written and edited over twenty books on material culture and archaeology and is a founding editor of the Journal of Material Culture. He has conducted field research throughout much of Europe and in the South Pacific. He is currently co-director of the Stonehenge ... Read more
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