9780300059496 - History and Its Images: Art and the Interpretation of the Past von Haskell, Francis (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Apollo Magazine Award for the Book of the Year 1993. Contents: The early numismatists -- Portraits from the past -- Historical narrative and reportage -- The issue of quality -- Problems of interpretation -- The dialogue between antiquarians and historians -- The birth of cultural history -- The arts as an index of society -- The Muse?e des Monuments Franc?ais -- Michelet -- Museums, illustrations and the search for authenticity -- The historical significance of style -- The deceptive evidence of art -- Art as prophecy -- Huizinga and the 'Flemish Renaissance'. x, 558 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. Second printing with corrections. Shelf wear to edges, previous owner's name on half title page, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

1st edition. Good copy in the original illustrated, paper-covered boards. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 558 pages: illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, Portraits; 26 cm. Notes: Bibliography: pages 520-542 - index. Subject: Art and history. History; Sources. Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg.