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Architecture and Ekphrasis: Space, Time and the Embodied Description of the Past

Architecture and Ekphrasis: Space, Time and the Embodied Description of the Past

Arnold, Dana

Hardcover

Series: Rethinking Art's Histories

Art Criticism & TheoryGeneral ArchitectureArchitecture History

ISBN10: 0719099498
ISBN13: 9780719099496
Publisher: Manchester Univ Pr
Published: Oct 20 2020
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Architecture and ekphrasis examines how eighteenth-century prints and drawings of antique architecture operated as representations of thought. Using original archival material, it considers the idea of the past in the period, specifically how it was discovered and described, and investigates how space and time inform visual ekphrasis or descriptions of architecture. The idea of embodiment is used to explore the various methods of describing architecture - including graphic techniques, measurement and perspective - all of which demonstrate choices about different modes of ekphrasis. This well-illustrated, accessibly written study will be of interest to academics and students working in a broad range of subject areas. It will also be an essential teaching tool for increasingly popular cross-disciplinary courses.

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