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Architecture and Ekphrasis

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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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ISBN: 9780719099496
Publication date: 20th October 2020
Author: Dana Arnold
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 168 pages
Series: Rethinking Art's Histories
Genres: Theory of architecture
Literary theory
Theory of art
History of architecture
Social and cultural history