Architecture and ekphrasis : space, time and the embodied description of the past / Dana Arnold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arnold, Dana, author.

Series:

Rethinking art's histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Modern--18th century.

Architecture, Modern.

Architecture in art.

Space (Architecture) in art.

Architectural drawing--18th century.

Architectural drawing.

Ekphrasis.

Physical Description:

xi, 152 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020.

Summary:

Architecture and ekphrasis' examines how eighteenth-century prints and drawings of antique architecture operated as representations of thought. Using original archival material, it considers the idea of the past in the period, specifically how it was discovered and described, and investigates how space and time inform visual ekphrasis or descriptions of architecture. The idea of embodiment is used to explore the various methods of describing architecture - including graphic techniques, measurement and perspective - all of which demonstrate choices about different modes of ekphrasis. This well-illustrated, accessibly written study will be of interest to academics and students working in a broad range of subject areas. It will also be an essential teaching tool for increasingly popular cross-disciplinary courses.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Prolegomenon

1. The past

2. Time

3. Space.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

0719099498

9780719099496

9780719099502

0719099501

OCLC:

1145304488