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The shaping of art history : meditations on a discipline
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The shaping of art history : meditations on a discipline

Author: Patricia A Emison
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Considers how past thinkers - from Pliny and Alberti to Freud and Fried - have conceptualized the history of Western art. This book presents a defense of art history for those outside the field who  Read more...

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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Patricia A Emison
ISBN: 9780271033068 0271033061 9780271033051 0271033053
OCLC Number: 166255101
Description: xii, 108 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Why not just write biography? --
Toward a more chaotic definition of style --
Venturing somewhat beyond Freud --
Rated XX --
The bottom line --
Back to idolatry?
Responsibility: Patricia Emison.
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"Wittily, lightly, endearing, the author convinces readers that room still exists for passion and generosity in dealing with the universe of wonders that is the world of art." -- D. Pincus "Choice"

 
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