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Photography and Archaeology
Frederick N. Bohrer
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Description for Photography and Archaeology
Paperback. Photography and Archaeology examines some of history's most famous archaeological excavations, as well as lesser-known finds, and the ways these sites have been represented in photographs by Maxime du Camp, Francis Frith, John Beazley Greene and many more. Series: Exposures. Num Pages: 184 pages, 50 colour illustrations, 91 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; HD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 664.
Through photographs we preserve the past, and looking for the past is the very job of the archaeologist. But what are we looking at in an archaeological photograph? Archaeological photography is often largely deserted, to be scanned with a forensic gaze, towards finding evidence of what once took place. At the same time, photographs of excavated sites and artefacts have revealed stunning ancient works, shot as works of art. In Photography and Archaeology, Frederick Bohrer examines some of history's most famous archaeological excavations, as well as lesser-known and previously unpublished finds, from the Mediterranean, Middle East, Asia, Europe and the ... Read more
Through photographs we preserve the past, and looking for the past is the very job of the archaeologist. But what are we looking at in an archaeological photograph? Archaeological photography is often largely deserted, to be scanned with a forensic gaze, towards finding evidence of what once took place. At the same time, photographs of excavated sites and artefacts have revealed stunning ancient works, shot as works of art. In Photography and Archaeology, Frederick Bohrer examines some of history's most famous archaeological excavations, as well as lesser-known and previously unpublished finds, from the Mediterranean, Middle East, Asia, Europe and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Exposures
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861898708
SKU
V9781861898708
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About Frederick N. Bohrer
Frederick N. Bohrer is Professor of Art at Hood College, Frederick, Maryland, and author of Orientalism and Visual Culture: Mesopotamia in Nineteenth-century Europe (2003).
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