The first major historical study to appear in English of the rich phenomenon of the panorama, one of the most influential forms of visual entertainment in the 19th century. In this richly illustrated book, scholar Stephan Oettermann gives readers a concrete sense of the structural and experiential reality of the panorama and of the many forms it took throughout Europe and North America. 176 illustrations.
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The first major historical study to appear in English of the rich phenomenon of the panorama, one of the most influential forms of visual entertainment in the 19th century. In this richly illustrated book, scholar Stephan Oettermann gives readers a concrete sense of the structural and experiential reality of the panorama and of the many forms it took throughout Europe and North America. 176 illustrations.
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