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Published in 1872, this volume collects ten lectures that Ruskin gave at Oxford University on the subject of the relation of the natural sciences to art-including, "The Function in Art of the Faculty called by the Greeks" "The Relation of Wise Art to Wise Science," and "Introduction to Elementary Exercises in Historic Art: The Heraldic Ordinaries."
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Dealing not only with architecture, sculpture, and painting, but also with bronze and ceramics, this text offers a complete panorama of Chinese arts and civilisation. In his text, the author Bushell stresses the importance of knowing the society to understand the arts.
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This engrossing history traces the transition from the Classical to the Medieval, examining the changes in thought, letters, and art, as they evolved to "form part of the intellectual development of the Middle Ages, and [shows] how pagan tastes and ideals gave place to the ideals of Christianity and Christian sentiments"-as stated by the author.
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Twenty-five art-related essays by distinguished British art critic and painter reveal his wide-ranging interests. Writings explore relationships between ancient and modern art and between art and life, examining such diverse topics as the art of the Bushmen, African sculpture, ancient American art, Giotto and the art of Florence, the paintings of DĂ¼rer, El Greco and William Blake, the drawings of Aubrey Beardsley, the works of Paul CĂ©zanne, and...
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Delve into the profound and transformative world of visual aesthetics with Herbert Read's seminal work, "The Meaning of Art." This classic text, written by one of the 20th century's most influential art critics and philosophers, offers a comprehensive and accessible exploration of the nature and significance of art across various cultures and historical periods.
In "The Meaning of Art," Read addresses fundamental questions about the purpose and value...
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A fascinating series of accounts from Major-General Hunter Liggett who commanded 41st Division, then 1st Army Corps, A.E.F. before the entire 1st American Army. A significant and underappreciated leader of the United States war effort during the First World War and a prominent member of the U.S. army command for over four decades.
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This collection of essays on ancient Greek mythology, art, and culture was posthumously published in 1895. The contents are "A Study of Dionysus: Spiritual Form of Fire and Dew," "The Bacchanals of Euripides," "The Myth of Demeter and Persephone," "Hippolytus Veiled: A Study From Euripides," "The Beginnings of Greek Sculpture," and "The Marbles of Aegina."
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First published in 1914 and then revised in the 1920s, offering a travellers guide to Venice. To go to Venice without first knowing her story is a mistake, and doubly foolish because the city has been peculiarly fortunate in her chroniclers and eulogists. Mr. H. F. Brown stands first among the living, as Ruskin among the dead; but Ruskin is for the student patient under chastisement, whereas Mr. Brown's serenely human pages are for all. Of Mr. Howells'...
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LANGUAGE OF VISION is a timely, courageous book without parallel in its field. It deals with present-day problems of visual expression from a realistic and human point of view, and endeavors to escape from the narrow confines of the laboratory, preserving the closest possible contact with our experiences of every day life. It makes an extensive analysis of the structure and function of the graphic image in painting, photography and advertising design....
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Walter Pater (1839-1894) attained a B.A. degree in Classics from Queen's College, Oxford, followed soon after by a M.A. degree from Brasenose College, Oxford, where he was made a Fellow in 1865. That same year Pater toured Italy, where he discovered what would become a lifelong passion for masters of the Italian Renaissance like Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Michelangelo, among many others. In 1877 he published "The Renaissance: Studies in...
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Assembled by an anthropologist at the American Museum of Natural History, this work features an informative overview of the intrinsic relationship of Buddhist deities to Tibetan art and a lavish assortment of well-captioned illustrations: temple paintings, books, wood blocks, ritual objects, robes, masks, metal work, more. 92 black-and-white illustrations.
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Bollingen volume 24A
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Art is man's expression of himself, his world, and his faith throughout all of time and global space. Revolutionizes thinking about man's relationship to his arts.
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