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Perspective as Symbolic Form
Erwin Panofsky Manufacturer: Zone Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0942299531 |
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Erwin Panofsky's Perspective as Symbolic Form is one of the great works of modern intellectual history, the legendary text that has dominated all art historical and philosophical discussions on the topic of perspective in this century. Finally available in English, it is an unrivaled example of Panofsky's early method that placed him within broader developments in theories of knowledge and cultural change. Here, drawing on a massive body of learning that ranges over Antique philosophy, theology, science, and optics as well as the history of art, Panofsky produces a type of "archaeology" of Western representation that far surpasses the usual scope of art historical studies.Customer Reviews:
Interesting book and short.......2003-05-27
a) ancient perspective is the perspective of angles, not of distances. This is hard to explain without a diagram, but basically an object at a 45 degree angle is 3/4 as large as an object at a 60 degree angle. This is in contrast to modern perspective, where size is in inverse proportion to distance, not angle. The idea that the ancients did not have perspective is simply false. Modern perspective as a third antiquity.
b) the grid of perspective preceded the abstract space of the cartesian grid. The equivalence of extension and object or mass is already present in kpainting before it was ever devised by Descartes.
c) the "vanishing point" is the "actual infinite," the infinite in this world. A theological point.
d) modern perspective is actually a falsification of the "psychophysical" perception of the world, which is really curved. We live in a curved world. Comets tails, for instance, look curved even though they are straight. Buildings look curved likewise. See Vitruvius for the ancient discussion of this phenomenon.
great piece of work.........2000-09-27
This book is written by and for educated man. The translation is great and I finished the book in one reading because it was so compelling. It is above and beyond the mere mechanics of horizon lines and vanishing points.
The end notes are great too.
A must read for all art lovers.
Visual and mathematical perspective until the renaissance........1999-03-24
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Master Strokes: Watercolor: A Step-By-Step Guide to Using the Techniques of the Masters
Hazel Harrison Manufacturer: Sterling ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0806924276 |
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A great book at turning point for watercolorists........2001-08-20
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
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Painting Plant Portraits: A Step-by-Step Guide
Keith West Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0881921998 |
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The distinguishing feature of this book of 12 flower subjects is that it illustrates in detail each stage of the painting process, from pencil drawing and shading through each successive watercolor coat to final touches.Published at $32.95 Our last copies available at $16.49
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Step-By-Step Guide to Painting Realistic Watercolors
Dawn McLeod Heim Manufacturer: North Light Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1581800541 |
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Excellent for the paralysed beginner.......2005-04-24
Disappointing.......2003-06-19
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Browsing through a bookshop a short while ago, I thumbed through scores of watercolour books and made mental note of how simple the paintings seemed to be. Can't be that difficult can it?
And then....I picked up Dawn's book and was simply amazed by the fine paintings contained therein. Wow! The "Strawberries & Lace" knocked me sideways! I figured that even if I couldn't follow the lessons, my money wouldn't be wasted, because I'd cut out these fine pictures and frame them! :-)
Seriously though, I'd agree with one of the other reviewers and say that this book is perhaps not the ideal beginner's choice. Having said that, this book does serve to inspire you and that's worth more than any amount of "basics".
Don't hesitate....buy it now!
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Takes a Mid-Level Beginner to High-Intermediate Stage.......2001-11-23
1. The projects are beautiful with the subjects being mostly still-life (although there is one animal project of baby ducklings
2. The author lists exactly the colors and brands she used in each project, the specific mixes of each colors and step-by-step directions for you to follow at each stage. Each project has stage-by-stage photos so you can see what your painting-in-progress should look like at the end of each stage.
3. The "Critique Your Work" tip section. She lists some questions to ask yourself as you examine the finished painting to see what you did well and what can be improved.
4. The "how moist is moist?" examination of loading a brush with color. This is one technique most other watercolor books either don't mention at all or if they do they don't explain it. The author gives photos and a detailed description of exactly what she means by a phrase such as "loaded brush", "moistened brush" etc.
5. The section on values and painting a controlled wash. There is a page devoted to common problems that beginners can run into when trying to paint washes - complete with examples of some of these problems (streaky wash, backruns, etc.) and how to correct them or avoid them.
It helps to buy the paints she recommends because it will eliminate one variarable that might make it harder to lead to a satisfying result. It is possible to use other brands (I did) but I recommend at least try to use the same pigment, if possible, as she lists in the book. For some people who are on a limited budget or don't want to invest in a lot of paint to be used only for this book's projects they might consider this a drawback. Also, this book doesn't cover painting portraits, wildlife, landscapes, seascapes, etc. It will be of most interest to fans of still-life subjects. Overall, I'm glad I own it as it is a big help to further development of techniques with watercolor.
Beautiful book but not for a beginner.......2001-11-15
There are few things that are big turn-offs. First of all, the equipment. The paint has to be of specific color (and/or maker) and for each project it requires more than 5 different color of paints. Other equipments are also specific such as brush sizes. They can be very costly, especially for a beginner like me who doesn't want to spend a lot of money for something that I will most probably failed on first try.
Second, the techniques, such as mixing colors to achieve a shade or a value, controlled wash, although very clearly written, does not give any indication that it is very hard to achieve in real situation, especially for beginner. It takes me a long while to mix a paint and achieve the described value and by the time I finish mixing all of them, I have no appetite to paint anymore. I also practiced to do controlled wash as described many many times and still I cannot achieve the same quality as desired in the book, not even near. A smear here, a balooning effect there, if you can't master it, the finished project are not too forgiving either. In short, it is very easy for a beginner like me to be frustrated and discouraged, especially after that much money spend for buying the equipments.
Maybe it's me. Maybe I will pick up this book again in the future. But for now, I'd like to see a book that teaches me how to paint intuitively, allowing me plenty of room for error, and use less equipments.
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The Beginner's Guide Watercolor: A Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Techniques and Materials
Angela Gair Manufacturer: Sterling ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 185368323X |
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Janet Whittle's Watercolour Flowers: An Inspirational Step-by-Step Guide to Colour and Techniques
Janet Whittle Manufacturer: Search Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1844481328 |
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Watercolor techniques for floral subjects.......2007-09-29
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Alwyn Crawshaw's Watercolour Painting Course: A Step-by-step Guide to Success
Alwyn Crawshaw Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0004125231 |
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The Beginner's Guide: Watercolor Landscapes: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Techniques and Materials
Ian Sidaway Manufacturer: New Holland ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1859749674 |
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Flowers in Watercolour: A Step-by-Step Guide From Simple Flower Studies to More Advanced Compostions
Judith Milne Manufacturer: Batsford ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0713464046 |
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PAINT WITH THE WATERCOLOUR MASTERS: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES FOR TODAY\'S ARTISTS
JONATHAN STEPHENSON Manufacturer: THAMES AND HUDSON LTD ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0500237433 |
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Watercolor: A Step-By-Step Guide to Watercolor Techniques (Letts Practical Art Series)
Angela Gair Manufacturer: Sterling Pub Co Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1852385405 |
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Celebrating a collection: The work of Dorothea Lange
Therese Thau Heyman Manufacturer: Oakland Museum ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006CYWVU |
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Celebrating a Collection: The Work of Dorothea Lange, Documentary Photographer
Dorothea Lange Manufacturer: Oakland Museum ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MBEK2Q |
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Movie Star Confidential - The Super Adventures of Harry Chess Comics
A Jay , and Mike Manufacturer: Leyland Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0943595169 |
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is the right title connected to the right ISBN?????.......2004-06-08
All expectations met.......2003-06-27
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Wages of War, 1816-1965
Joel David Singer , and Melvin Small Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0471793000 |
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How to wage peace;: A handbook for action
Hans Wilhelm Rosenhaupt Manufacturer: J. Day Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007F5D00 |
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Beyond Wage Slavery
Ken Coates , and Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation Manufacturer: Spokesman Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 085124176X |
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British Wage Earners--What are Your Peace Aims?
A. E. Farncombe Manufacturer: London: Council for World Government Organisation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000ITYWGG |
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Hold Hope, Wage Peace: Inspiring Individuals to Take Action for a Better World
Walter (FWD) Cronkite Manufacturer: Capra Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1592660541 |
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This compendium of inspiration and information by international peace leaders is focused on helping young people in their own search for finding ways to make the world a more peaceful place. Included in this book are articles by* famed primatologist, Jane Goodall
* Nobel Prize Laureate, Mairead Corrigan Maguire
* Body Shop founder, Dame Anita Roddick
* President of Soka Gakka International, Daisaku Ikeda
* Theodore Hesburgh and many others.
Includes a brand new foreword by acclaimed journalist Walter Cronkite.
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Prices and wages in the United Kingdom, 1914-1920 (Carnegie endowment for international peace. Division of economics and history. Economic and social history of the world war. British series)
A. L Bowley Manufacturer: H. Milford ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00085IIYW |
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To wage peace
Henry Wilson Harris Manufacturer: A. Felicani ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006ASHKO |
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Wage Peace
Joseph Speranzella Manufacturer: BookSurge Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 159109500X Release Date: 2003-05-26 |
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Wage Peace is a collection of christian meditations from a Secular Franciscan perspective.
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The Wages of Peace: Disarmament in a Small Industrialized Economy (International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO))
Nils Petter Gleditsch , Adne Cappelen , and Olav Bjerkholt Manufacturer: Sage Publications Ltd ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0803977506 |
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Based on a decade-long study, this timely text uses a wide range of economic models to explore the global, national, and local effects of military disarmament. The authors review the international literature of disarmament and conversion induced by the end of the Cold War and compare the results to the findings on Norway. Claims about the improvement of welfare, development, and the environment--which are to be funded by peace dividends--are examined, in addition to the warnings that militarized economies will collapse as a result of disarmament. "The Wages of Peace is a slim book that many readers should find stimulating and useful. It is broad in scope, reviewing much international literature, yet it stays highly focused on Norway. . . . There are also ample tables and figures, although the mathematics stays in the background in the form of a brief nine-page appendix. A good work, many readers will find The Wages of Peace though provoking and satisfying." --Mershon International Studies Review
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Who Benefits and Who Pays for Minimum Wage Increases in California?: A Perspective on Proposition 210 (Essays in Public Policy)
Thomas E. Macurdy , and Margaret O'Brien-Strain Manufacturer: Hoover Institution Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0817958320 |
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Learn to Play Blues Piano: 10 Easy Lessons with CD (Audio)
Peter Gelling Manufacturer: Koala Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1864690135 |
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Includes CD, 120 page booklet and chord poster - for beginning blues piano players - suitable for all ages - no previous musical knowledge or experience necessary - suitable for all types of pianos - advises what type of piano to buy - easy to follow lesson by lesson format - play music from the very first lesson - all music examples recorded in stereo onto the enclosed CD so you can hear how the example sounds.
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Branding From A To Z
Bernd Kreutz Manufacturer: Hatje Cantz Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 3775791590 Release Date: 2004-02-02 |
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We live in a world of brands. Brands play a crucial role in business competition, but have also become an important social phenomenon. Brands are represented by signs and symbols, gestures and images. They stand for values, hopes, and desires, for experiences and expectations. They evoke emotions and associations. Branding From A to Z is a purely visual crash course in the essence and impact of brands, alphabetically pairing symbols with images, so that the "C" of Campbell's Soup is paired with a photograph of Che Guevara; the "D" of Disney with a whimsical portrait of Salvador Dal'; the sign for the Euro with Albert Einstein's mug; McDonald's Golden Arches with Marilyn Monroe, skirt aflutter over a gusting grate; the royal blue "Q" of Q-Tips with the even more royal Queen Elizabeth II; and all the way to the swishy "Z" of Zurich Insurance, paired with Frank Zappa, who sits quizzically upon a toilet.
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Health care branding: From A to Z with case studies
Joyce Flory Manufacturer: Health Care Communications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006RYR2E |
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Mujeres peligrosas/ Dangerous Women
Mirta Rosenberg Manufacturer: El Ateneo ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9500230860 |
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Mujeres peligrosas: La Pasion Segun el Teleteatro
Cecilia Absatz Manufacturer: Stockcero, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9874324201 |
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¿Qué es un teleteatro? ¿Cómo es posible que este relato candoroso de humildes mucamas y niños ricos trascienda el tiempo, las modas y los sistemas políticos? ¿Por qué lugares tan ajenos al temperamento latino como Alemania, Egipto y Japón se entusiasman con estas historias? El teleteatro trascendió la amable hora de la siesta para ocupar el horario central de la televisión, y surge de la vena más profunda del ser femenino: un enigma histórico que ni Sigmund Freud pudo desentrañar. ¿Qué quieren las mujeres? ¿Por qué hay tan poco sexo en los teleteatros? ¿Es que a la mujer no le gusta?Lejos del análisis semiótico y la mirada estructuralista, Cecilia Absatz propone en este libro fascinante y provocador una teoría polémica que analiza la estructura básica del teleteatro hasta encontrar en la trama la clave secreta de los deseos de las mujeres.
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Curvas peligrosas: 1.000 denuncias ante el defensor del pente en 2006: En los vestuarios de los gimnasios las mujeres muestran sin pudor ese ltimo retoquillo ... correr su salud?: An article from: Epoca
Susana Tejedor Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000P5FBIQ Release Date: 2007-04-04 |
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This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Thomson Gale on March 9, 2007. The length of the article is 2028 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Tomando Cartas En El Asunto: Las Amistades Peligrosas de Las Mujeres Con El Genero Epistolar (Coleccion Sagardiana)
Meri Torras Manufacturer: Prensas Universitarias Universidad de Zaragoz ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 8477335508 |
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