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OverviewA groundbreaking work on how the topic of scale provides an entirely new understanding of Inca material culture Although questions of form and style are fundamental to art history, the issue of scale has been surprisingly neglected. Yet, scale and scaled relationships are essential to the visual cultures of many societies from around the world, es Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew James HamiltonPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691172736ISBN 10: 0691172730 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 05 June 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Language: English Table of ContentsReviews[Scale and the Incas] is a very beautiful book. . . . It is also an important book. . . . No previous study has mapped the aspect of scale in a single society and related it to a more general consideration of its meanings in the wider world of art and human creativity. . . . This is an invigorating and suggestive work, opening up new avenues and sight-lines for further research, and it brings welcome freshness to a well-trodden and arid field. ---Nigel Barley, World of Interiors [Scale and the Incas] is a very beautiful book. . . . It is also an important book. . . . No previous study has mapped the aspect of scale in a single society and related it to a more general consideration of its meanings in the wider world of art and human creativity. . . . This is an invigorating and suggestive work, opening up new avenues and sight-lines for further research, and it brings welcome freshness to a well-trodden and arid field. ---Nigel Barley, World of Interiors This highly original book explores the role of scale in Inca material culture, the built environment, and worldviews more generally. Filled with extraordinary and beautiful illustrations, this is a book about really small things and very, very big ideas. --Carolyn Dean, author of A Culture of Stone This landmark study reveals a critical and previously unaddressed aspect of ancient Andean art. For readers in the field, this is a definitively important work, full of innovative ways of looking at and thinking about Inca art. For those interested in the theoretical aspects of scale, the book will delight with newfound understandings. --Joanne Pillsbury, Metropolitan Museum of Art This highly original book explores the role of scale in Inca material culture, the built environment, and worldviews more generally. Filled with extraordinary and beautiful illustrations, this is a book about really small things and very, very big ideas. -Carolyn Dean, author of A Culture of Stone This landmark study reveals a critical and previously unaddressed aspect of ancient Andean art. For readers in the field, this is a definitively important work, full of innovative ways of looking at and thinking about Inca art. For those interested in the theoretical aspects of scale, the book will delight with newfound understandings. -Joanne Pillsbury, Metropolitan Museum of Art Author InformationAndrew James Hamilton is a lecturer in the Department of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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