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Hardback. In this work, the author examines the history of European representations of non-European peoples, using as his base four case studies and a wide range of source material, including paintings, medals, murals, frescoes, monuments, engravings and contemporary photographs. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 583.
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In the Lives of Images, Peter Mason examines four striking case studies involving the production and transmission of visual images of non-European peoples. Beginning with what has been taken to be the earliest three-dimensional European representation of Native Americans, he then focuses on the migration of such images via sixteenth century Meso-American codices to the murals painted by...
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Picturing History
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861891143
SKU
V9781861891143
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About Peter Mason
Peter Mason has written and lectured widely in the field of the history of art and visual culture, especially in relation to Latin America. His previous books include The Lives of Images (Reaktion Books, 2001) and Before Disenchantment: Images of Exotic Animals and Plants in the Early Modern World (Reaktion, 2009).
Reviews for Lives of Images
This book tells a fascinating series of stories about the travelling of visual representations across time and place . . . The core of the argument is that images acquire a life of their own, as they are recontextualized by different people . . . the truthfulness of images derives not from their documentary accuracy but from their conformity to...
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