
Description
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 the Association of Art Historians.
Product Details
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Publish Date | January 28, 2005 |
Pages | 260 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781405111508 |
Dimensions | 9.0 X 6.5 X 0.8 inches | 0.8 pounds |
Reviews
"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 process of re-sensitization that is eye-opening in the most literal sense." Arthur MacGregor, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
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