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Author: E. H. Gombrich
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Edition: Millennium Edition
Volume: 159
Dimensions:
Width: 19.10cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.219kg
ISBN: 9780691070001
ISBN 10: 0691070008
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 24 December 2000
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Language: English
Reviews
Ernst Gombrich is indeed Master Scholar of the highest distinction. He has explored the mysterious links between perception and art--adding to both in the process, with a score of superb books on the history and philosophy of art... [Art and Illusion's] riches can only be appreciated by careful reading, more than once. -- Richard Gregory, Perception [Sir Ernst's] own theory of perception, put forward in Art and Illusion ... arguably his most important book, was controversial in almost every detail. But it brought the topic of the visual back to the centre of the history of the visual arts, from where it had been strangely displaced. -- The Economist I have learned a great deal from this volume, but what I shall remember about it is the author's warmth and wit, the fabulous range of his references and the richness of personality that lies behind the whole performance. -- The New York Times
Ernst Gombrich is indeed Master Scholar of the highest distinction. He has explored the mysterious links between perception and art--adding to both in the process, with a score of superb books on the history and philosophy of art... [Art and Illusion's] riches can only be appreciated by careful reading, more than once. -- Richard Gregory Perception [Sir Ernst's] own theory of perception, put forward in Art and Illusion ... arguably his most important book, was controversial in almost every detail. But it brought the topic of the visual back to the centre of the history of the visual arts, from where it had been strangely displaced. The Economist I have learned a great deal from this volume, but what I shall remember about it is the author's warmth and wit, the fabulous range of his references and the richness of personality that lies behind the whole performance. The New York Times
Author Information
E. H. Gombrich (1909–2001) was director of the Warburg Institute and Professor of the History of the Classical Tradition at the University of London. His best-known book, The Story of Art, has been translated into many languages, and he was also the author of A Little History of the World.
