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Vanishing points : three dimensional perspective in art and history
Title:
Vanishing points : three dimensional perspective in art and history
Author:
Brener, Milton E., 1930-
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Publication Information:
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2004]

©2004
Physical Description:
viii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
The "discovery" of the third dimension -- Art before the third dimension -- The "right" brain -- The Greeks -- Reaching for the third dimension -- Nature in ancient art -- Nature as religion in ancient literature -- Discovery of the individual -- Novelty -- Portraiture -- The Romans -- The Middle Ages and the retreat of nature -- Metaphor, individuality, and facial representation in the Middle Ages -- Chinese landscape -- One point in space, one moment in time -- Landscape in western art -- The battle for nature -- Evolution? -- The final vanishing points.
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ISBN:
9780786418541
Format :
Book