Visible Words: A Study of Inscriptions In and As Books and Works of Art - Brossura

Sparrow, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521136652 ISBN 13: 9780521136655

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Riassunto

Sparrow traces the development of the inscription as a literary form in Renaissance and post-Renaissance Europe.

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Descrizione del libro

Mr Sparrow traces the development of the inscription as a literary form in Renaissance and post-Renaissance Europe. He attributes the Renaissance concern with the visual presentation of words to the profound interest in epigraphy aroused by the rediscovery of classical inscriptions.

Contenuti

Acknowledgements; List of illustrations; Preface; 1. The evolution of the inscription; 2. The inscription in Renaissance works of art; 3. The inscription as a literary form; 4. Conclusion; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521136652
• ISBN 13: 9780521136655
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 172
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Germania