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Envisioning the Past: Archaeology an the Image
Smiles
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Description for Envisioning the Past: Archaeology an the Image
Hardcover. Presents fresh perspectives on the construction of knowledge concerning the antiquity of man. This book covers a wide variety of time periods and topics, from the Renaissance and the 18th century to the engravings, photography, and virtual realities. Editor(s): Smiles, Sam; Moser, Stephanie. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6. BIC Classification: AC; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Envisioning the Past: Archaeology and the Image is a groundbreaking collection of original essays that brings together archaeologists, art historians and anthropologists to provide new perspectives on the construction of knowledge concerning the antiquity of man.
- Covers a wide variety of time periods and topics, from the Renaissance and the 18th century to the engravings, photography, and virtual realities of today
- Questions what we can learn from considering the use of images in the past and present that might guide our responsible use of them in the future
- Available within the prestigious New Interventions in Art History series, published in connection with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
New Interventions in Art History
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405111515
SKU
V9781405111515
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Smiles
Sam Smiles is Professor of Art History at the University of Plymouth. He is the author of The Image of Antiquity: Ancient Britain and the Romantic Imagination (1994) and Eye Witness: Artists and Visual Documentation in Britain, 1770–1830 (2000). Stephanie Moser is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Southampton. She is ... Read more
Reviews for Envisioning the Past: Archaeology an the Image
"I recommend this book to anyone interested in the relationship between archaeology and 'the image', and particularly point to the contributions by Glazier, Scott, Phillips and Arnold." Cultural Studies “Envisioning the Past dissects a range of visual reconstructions of antiquity to expose conventions so widely accepted that their distorting effect has become all but invisible. The reader undergoes a ... Read more