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Gombrich, E. H. (Ernst Hans) 1909-2001

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Works: 713 works in 2,277 publications in 36 languages and 50,186 library holdings
Roles: Author of introduction, Editor, Honoree, Dedicatee, Interviewee, Creator, Other, Redactor
Classifications: n5300, 709
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308 editions published between and 2008 in 22 languages and held by 4,596 libraries worldwide
"The Story of Art is one of the most famous and popular books on art ever published. For 45 years it has remained unrivalled as an introduction to the whole subject, from the earliest cave paintings to the experimental art of today. Readers of all ages and backgrounds throughout the world have found in Professor Gombrich a true master, who combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating directly his own deep love of the works of art he describes." "The Story of Art owes its lasting popularity to the directness and simplicity of the writing, and also the author's skill in presenting a clear narrative. He describes his aim as 'to bring some intelligible order into the wealth of names, periods and styles which crowd the pages of more ambitious works', and using his insight into the psychology of the visual arts, he makes us see the history of art as 'a continuous weaving and changing of traditions in which each work refers to the past and points to the future', 'a living chain that still links our own time with the Pyramid age'. In its new format, the 16th edition of this classic work is set to continue its triumphant progress for future generations and to remain the first choice for all newcomers to art."--BOOK JACKET.
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141 editions published between and 2010 in 12 languages and held by 2,973 libraries worldwide
"Considered a great classic by all who seek a meeting ground between science and the humanities. Art and Illusion examines the history and psychology of pictorial representation in light of present-day theories of visual perception information and learning. Searching for a rational explanation of the changing styles of art, Gombrich reexamines many ideas on the imitation of nature and the function of tradition. In testing his arguments he ranges over the history of art, noticing particularly the accomplishments of the ancient Greeks, and the visual discoveries of such masters as Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt, as well as the impressionists and the cubists. Gombrich's main concern is less with the artists than with ourselves, the beholders."--BOOK JACKET.
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105 editions published between and 2011 in 16 languages and held by 1,679 libraries worldwide
"In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the twenty-six-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited by a publishing acquaintance to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser was published in Vienna to immediate success. It is now available in eighteen languages across the world." "Toward the end of his long life, Gombrich embarked upon a revision and, at last, an English translation. A Little History of the World presents his lively and involving history to English-language readers for the first time." "In forty concise chapters, Gombrich tells the story of humanity from the stone age to the atomic bomb. In between emerges a colorful picture of wars and conquests, grand works of art, and the spread and limitations of science. This is a text dominated not by dates and facts, but by the sweep of experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements and an acute witness to its frailties."--Jacket.
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33 editions published between and 2002 in English and held by 1,671 libraries worldwide
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24 editions published between and 2002 in 6 languages and held by 1,505 libraries worldwide
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30 editions published between and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,353 libraries worldwide
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27 editions published between and 2002 in 5 languages and held by 1,330 libraries worldwide
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100 editions published between and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,268 libraries worldwide
Part of a four volume set of books which focus on and analyse the art of the Renaissance. This volume deals with the classical themes which were used by the artists of this period.
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26 editions published between and 1999 in 4 languages and held by 1,241 libraries worldwide
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8 editions published in in English and held by 1,017 libraries worldwide
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15 editions published between and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 850 libraries worldwide
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15 editions published between and 1999 in 4 languages and held by 843 libraries worldwide
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11 editions published between and 2006 in English and held by 803 libraries worldwide
Publisher's description: This book, the last to be completed by the author, is a study of a recurring phenomenon in the history of changing taste in the visual arts, namely the feeling that older and less sophisticated (i.e. 'primitive') works are somehow morally and aesthetically superior to later works that have become soft and decadent. In his first narrative work for over twenty years, Gombrich traces this idea back to classical antiquity and links it both with Cicero's observation that over-indulgence of the senses leads to a feeling of disgust, and with the profoundly influential metaphor comparing the development of art to that of a living organism. Like an organism, art grows to maturity, then decays and dies, and successive generations of artists and critics have preferred the strength, nobility and sincerity of earlier styles to the more refined later styles with their corrupting and meretricious appeal to the senses. Summing up more than forty years of study and reflection on this theme, the book presents a closely argued narrative supported by extensive quotations that document with precision the role of authors, critics and artists in shaping and changing opinion. After reviewing the classical authors whose writings largely set the terms of the debate, Gombrich then charts its progress from its revival in the eighteenth century, documenting the often subtle shifts of taste and judgment that frequently focus on the pivotal role of Raphael in the history of taste. In the final chapters he turns to the truly revolutionary primitivism of the twentieth century, analyzing the momentous shifts of taste of which he was himself an eyewitness. Important both as a personal testament and as a documentary anthology, this long-awaited book fittingly provides a deep and revealing insight into the history and psychology of taste.
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37 editions published between and 2001 in 5 languages and held by 797 libraries worldwide
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4 editions published in in English and held by 791 libraries worldwide
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12 editions published between and 2000 in English and held by 770 libraries worldwide
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1 edition published in in English and held by 734 libraries worldwide
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11 editions published between and 1991 in 3 languages and held by 703 libraries worldwide
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11 editions published between and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 679 libraries worldwide
A collection of short articles, lectures etc.
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15 editions published between and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 595 libraries worldwide
 
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The story of art
Alternative Names
Ernst Gombrich 1909-2001
Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich 1909-2001
Gombrich, E. H.
Gombrich, E. H. 1909-2001
Gombrich, E.H. (Ernst H.)
Gombrich, E. H. (Ernst Hans), 1909-2001
Gombrich, Ernest.
Gombrich, Ernest H. 1909-2001
Gombrich, Ernest Hans
Gombrich, Ernst.
Gombrich, Ernst, 1909-2001
Gombrich, Ernst H.
Gombrich, Ernst H., 1909-2001
Gombrich, Ernst H. (Ernst Hans), 1909-2001
Gombrich, Ernst H. J. 1909-2001
Gombrich, Ernst Hans, 1909-2001
Gombrich, Ernst Hans Josef.
Gombrich, Ernst Hans Josef, 1909-2001
Gombrich, Ernst Hans Josef, Sir, 1909-
Gombrich, Ernst Hans Josef, Sir, 1909-2001
Gombrich, Ernst Hans Joseph 1909-2001
Gombrich, Ernst Hans, sir, 1909-2001
Gombrich, Sir Ernst 1909-2001
Gombrich, Sir Ernst Hans Josef 1909-2001
Gombrih, Ernst H. 1909-2001
Gombrihs, Ernsts H. 1909-2001
Gombrikh, E. H., 1909-2001
Gonburitusa, E. H. 1909-2001
Kang-pu-li-chʻi, 1909-2001
Sir Ernst Gombrich 1909-2001
גומבריך, א. ה.
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גומבריך, א. ה
Languages
English (1,161)
German (303)
Spanish (204)
Italian (167)
French (128)
Undetermined (57)
Chinese (49)
Danish (34)
Japanese (32)
Turkish (24)
Dutch (22)
Portuguese (17)
Slovenian (11)
Czech (10)
Hebrew (9)
Catalan (9)
Polish (8)
Swedish (8)
Hungarian (8)
Multiple languages (5)
Greek, Modern (4)
Korean (4)
Afrikaans (4)
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Serbian (3)
Vietnamese (2)
Welsh (2)
Romanian (2)
Russian (2)
Finnish (2)
Macedonian (1)
Bulgarian (1)
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