The Cultural Life of Images: Visual Representation in Archaeology
Author:   Brian Leigh Molyneaux
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415106757


Pages:   292
Publication Date:   02 January 1997
Format:   Hardback
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The Cultural Life of Images: Visual Representation in Archaeology


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With subjects ranging from prehistoric artworks to excavation drawings, scientific illustrations, artists impressions of ancient sites and contemporary landscapes, this study explores how pictures and representations of the past shape our perceptions and our expectations of the past.

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Author:   Brian Leigh Molyneaux
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9780415106757


ISBN 10:   0415106753
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   02 January 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1: Art, Landscape, And The Past; 2: Drawing Inferences; 3: Things, and Things Like Them; 4: ‘ To See is to Have Seen '; 5: Photography and Archaeology; 6: Representation and Reality in Private Tombs of the Late Eighteenth Dynasty, Egypt; 7: Some Greek Images Of Others; 8: The Art and Archaeology of Custer's Last Battle; 9: Revolutionary Images; 10: The Power Of The Picture; 11: Focusing on the Past; 12: The Painter and Prehistoric People

Reviews

'The Cultural Life of Images is a book I would recommend to all practising archaeological illustrators.' - Graphic Archaeology 'This volume is a must for anyone researching art and its role with the past.' - George Nash, 3rd Stone


'The Cultural Life of Images is a book I would recommend to all practising archaeological illustrators.' - Graphic Archaeology 'This volume is a must for anyone researching art and its role with the past.' - George Nash, 3rd Stone


Author Information

Brian Leigh Molyneaux is Assistant Professor of Archaeology at the University of South Dakota.

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