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Author:   Milton E. Brener
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9780786418541

ISBN 10:   0786418540
Pages:   223
Publication Date:   03 June 2004
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      I. The “Discovery” of the Third Dimension      II. Art before the Third Dimension      III. The “Right” Brain      IV. The Greeks      V. Reaching for the Third Dimension      VI. Nature in Ancient Art      VII. Nature as Religion in Ancient Literature      VIII. Discovery of the Individual      IX. Novelty      X. Portraiture      XI. The Romans      XII. The Middle Ages and the Retreat of Nature      XIII. Metaphor, Individuality and Facial Representation in the Middle Ages      XIV. Chinese Landscape      XV. One Point in Space, One Moment in Time      XVI. Landscape in Western Art      XVII. The Battle for Nature      XVIII. Evolution?      XIX. The Final Vanishing Points      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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an important invitation to art historians...Brener's ideas will interest students...accessible and intriguing, highly literate...this book manages to raise the big questions the professionals sometimes manage to forget...highly recommended --<i>Choice</i>; absorbing --<i>The Mankind Quarterly.</i>

"""an important invitation to art historians...Brener's ideas will interest students...accessible and intriguing, highly literate...this book manages to raise the big questions the professionals sometimes manage to forget...highly recommended""--Choice; ""absorbing""--The Mankind Quarterly."

An important invitation to art historians...Brener's ideas will interest students...accessible and intriguing, highly literate...this book manages to raise the big questions the professionals sometimes manage to forget...highly recommended. -- Choice Choice

Author Information

The late Milton E. Brener was a retired attorney who had written books and numerous articles on such topics as art, opera and Judaica, He lived in New York.

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