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The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology (Oxford History of Art) from: Oxford Paperbacks List Price: £16.99 City Travel Guides Price: £12.99 You Save: £4.00 (24%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 701.18 EAN: 9780192842428 ISBN: 0192842420 Label: Oxford Paperbacks Manufacturer: Oxford Paperbacks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 608 Publication Date: April 30, 1998 Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks Studio: Oxford Paperbacks Sales Rank: 9381 Related Items:
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 Rating: - A valiant, but only partially successful effortThe New Oxford History of Art represents the first massive effort to rethink this field in detail since Nikolaus Pevsner launched the Pelican History fifty years ago. The volumes are well printed, advantageously priced, and generally refreshing in their point of view. Preziosi's volume is sui generis in that instead of dealing with a period or theme, it is a second order study--of the study of art history. It combines an anthology with interspersed commentary. Unfortunately, the Preziosi commentary, demonstrating the author's effort to find a new approach, is marred by opaque language and a sketchy presentation of ideas. For example, he says that one of his approaches will be based on the principle of the anamorphic image. Although ... Read More: |
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