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The Moon and the Western Imagination
Montgomery
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Description for The Moon and the Western Imagination
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GB; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
The Moon is at once a face with a thousand expressions and the archetypal planet. Throughout history it has been gazed upon by people of every culture in every walk of life. From early perceptions of the Moon as an abode of divine forces, humanity has in turn accepted the mathematized Moon of the Greeks, the naturalistic lunar portrait of Jan van Eyck, and the telescopic view of Galileo. Scott Montgomery has produced a richly detailed analysis of how the Moon has been visualized in Western culture through the ages, revealing the faces it has presented to philosophers, writers, artists, ... Read more
The Moon is at once a face with a thousand expressions and the archetypal planet. Throughout history it has been gazed upon by people of every culture in every walk of life. From early perceptions of the Moon as an abode of divine forces, humanity has in turn accepted the mathematized Moon of the Greeks, the naturalistic lunar portrait of Jan van Eyck, and the telescopic view of Galileo. Scott Montgomery has produced a richly detailed analysis of how the Moon has been visualized in Western culture through the ages, revealing the faces it has presented to philosophers, writers, artists, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816519897
SKU
V9780816519897
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Ref
99-1
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