Envisioning the Past

Archaeology an the Image

Sam Smiles editor Stephanie Moser editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:7th Dec '04

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Envisioning the Past: Archaeology and the Image is a groundbreaking collection of original essays that brings together archaeologists, art historians and anthropologists to provide new perspectives on the construction of knowledge concerning the antiquity of man.

  • Covers a wide variety of time periods and topics, from the Renaissance and the 18th century to the engravings, photography, and virtual realities of today
  • Questions what we can learn from considering the use of images in the past and present that might guide our responsible use of them in the future
  • Available within the prestigious New Interventions in Art History series, published in connection with the Association of Art Historians.
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"I recommend this book to anyone interested in the relationship between archaeology and 'the image', and particularly point to the contributions by Glazier, Scott, Phillips and Arnold." Cultural Studies

“Envisioning the Past dissects a range of visual reconstructions of antiquity to expose conventions so widely accepted that their distorting effect has become all but invisible. The reader undergoes a process of re-sensitization that is eye-opening in the most literal sense.” Arthur MacGregor, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

ISBN: 9781405111508

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm

Weight: 376g

272 pages