Drawn from the unpublished lectures and notes of one of the modern giants of art history, this book presents the late Rudolf Wittkower's thoughts about the relation between European and non-European civilizations. In a series of stimulating and speculative essays, Wittkower considers the interrelationship between the East and the West from ancient to modern times. He shows the variety and compatability of Eastern and Western motifs, styles, and iconography. The book is comprehensive in scope, with painting, sculpture, ...
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Drawn from the unpublished lectures and notes of one of the modern giants of art history, this book presents the late Rudolf Wittkower's thoughts about the relation between European and non-European civilizations. In a series of stimulating and speculative essays, Wittkower considers the interrelationship between the East and the West from ancient to modern times. He shows the variety and compatability of Eastern and Western motifs, styles, and iconography. The book is comprehensive in scope, with painting, sculpture, architecture, and the decorative arts included in this broad examination of the artistic links between East and West.
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Name on flyleaf. Minor wear. VG. 24x16cm, xxix, 235 pp., Foreword by Margot Wittkower. Contents: Europe and the Near East-migrations and waves of penetration; Egypt and Europe; the obelisk-its role in architectural decoration and urban organization, its significance in the 17th and 18th centuries; hieroglyphics-the conceptual impact of Egypt from the 15th century onward, philological concerns in the 17th and 18th centuries; Piranesi's contribution to European Egyptomania; China and Europe-early connections, chinoiserie and the Anglo-Chinese garden; Europe, India and the Turks.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Very Good. 1989. First Edition. hardcover. Cloth, dj. Octavo. xxix & 235 pp. Illustrated. Mild shelf wear to dust jacket. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: Art History).
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VG but ex-library with usual markings/Good-same. Black cloth with white illus. dj; 235 pp. with bw illus. from Wittkower's lectures at various universities.
