Meditations On a Hobby Horse: and Other Essays On the Theory of Art.; With 140 Illustrations
by Gombrich, E. H
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine(+) copy in about near fine( lightly weathered jacket in archival mylar. Very nice. Extremely thick heavy weight jacket
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About This Item
[London] Phaidon Publishers; distributed by New York Graphic Society Publishers: Greenwich, Conn, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine(+) copy in about near fine( lightly weathered jacket in archival mylar. Very nice. Extremely thick heavy weight jacket paper stock.. Large quarto in white and pink jacket; xii, 184 pages illustrations, portraits, diagrams 26 cm. Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 163-173). Contents: Meditations on a Hobby Horse or the Roots of Artistic Form -- Visual Metaphors of Value in Art -- Psycho-Analysis and the History of Art -- On Physiognomic Perception -- Expression and Communication -- Achievement in Mediaeval Art -- Andre Malaraux and the Crisis of Expression -- The Social History of Art -- Tradition and Expression in Western Still Life -- Art and Scholarship -- Imagery and Art in the Romantic Period -- The Cartoonist's Armoury -- The Vogue of Abstract Art -- Illusion and Visual Deadlock -- Notes -- Biographical Note -- List of Illustrations ¶ Gombrich, E. H. 1909-2001. (Ernst Hans),
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- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101200
- Title
- Meditations On a Hobby Horse: and Other Essays On the Theory of Art.; With 140 Illustrations
- Author
- Gombrich, E. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine(+) copy in about near fine( lightly weathered jacket in archival mylar. Very nice. Extremely thick heavy weight jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Greenwich, Conn
- Place of Publication
- [London] Phaidon Publishers; distributed by New York Graphic Society Publishers
- Date Published
- 1963
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