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Perspective as Symbolic Form (Zone Books) by Erwin Panofsky; Christopher S. Wood is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>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.Perspective in Panofsky's hands becomes a central component of a Western "will to form," the expression of a schema linking the social, cognitive, psychological, and especially technical practices of a given culture into harmonious and integrated wholes. Yet the perceptual schema of each historical culture or epoch is different, and each gives rise to a different but equally full vision of the world. Panofsky articulates these different spatial systems, demonstrating their particular coherence and compatibility
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Erwin Panofsky; Christopher S. Wood
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780942299533
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Art, History, Arts
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (42 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14