Objects on a Table: Harmonious Disarray in Art and Literature
by Davenport, Guy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1887178856
- ISBN 13
- 9781887178853
- Seller
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Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Washington D.C.: Counterpoint, 1998. First Edition, First Printing; dj w/ price unclipped) 116 clean, unmarked pages. In a series of four meditations, Davenport blends art history with literary criticism focusing on the iconic and symbolic functions of objects in the many ways they are represented in culture. Illustrates the dynamic forces that motivate and shape the use of still life, why and how painters have employed this form to such vital effect. Ancient and modern images and verses are analyzed. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by B/W Illus. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Dorley House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 063735
- Title
- Objects on a Table: Harmonious Disarray in Art and Literature
- Author
- Davenport, Guy
- Illustrator
- B/W Illus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 1887178856
- ISBN 13
- 9781887178853
- Publisher
- Counterpoint
- Place of Publication
- Washington D.C.
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- Art
- Size
- 8vo
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