The Resource How do we look : the body, the divine, and the question of civilisation, Mary Beard
How do we look : the body, the divine, and the question of civilisation, Mary Beard
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- Summary
- "From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history of art, religion, and humanity. Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to "How Do We Look" and "The Eye of Faith," the famed Civilisations shows on PBS, renowned classicist Mary Beard has created this elegant volume on how we have looked at art"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 240 pages
- Note
-
- "First published in Great Britain under the title CIVILISATIONS: How Do We Look/The Eye of Faith."
- Companion to the British television series Civilisations
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Contents
-
- Introduction: A history of looking
- Part 1. The body in question. Prologue : heads and bodies
- A singing statue
- Greek bodies
- The look of loss : from Greece to Rome
- The emperor of China and the power of images
- Supersizing a pharaoh
- The Greek revolution
- The stain on the thigh
- The revolution's legacy
- The Olmec wrestler
- Part 2. The eye of faith. Prologue : sunrise at Angkor Wat
- Who's looking? : 'cave art' at Ajanta
- Who or what was Jesus?
- Questions of vanity
- A living statue?
- The artfulness of Islam
- Bible stories
- The scars of battle
- Hindu images, Islamic idioms
- Faith in civilisation
- Afterword: Looking at civilisation
- Isbn
- 9781631494406
- Label
- How do we look : the body, the divine, and the question of civilisation
- Title
- How do we look
- Title remainder
- the body, the divine, and the question of civilisation
- Statement of responsibility
- Mary Beard
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history of art, religion, and humanity. Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to "How Do We Look" and "The Eye of Faith," the famed Civilisations shows on PBS, renowned classicist Mary Beard has created this elegant volume on how we have looked at art"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Civilisations (Television program)
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1955-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Beard, Mary
- Dewey number
- 704.9/42
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- N7625.5
- LC item number
- .B43 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Human beings in art
- Art and society
- Art and religion
- Civilization in art
- Label
- How do we look : the body, the divine, and the question of civilisation, Mary Beard
- Note
-
- "First published in Great Britain under the title CIVILISATIONS: How Do We Look/The Eye of Faith."
- Companion to the British television series Civilisations
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: A history of looking -- Part 1. The body in question. Prologue : heads and bodies -- A singing statue -- Greek bodies -- The look of loss : from Greece to Rome -- The emperor of China and the power of images -- Supersizing a pharaoh -- The Greek revolution -- The stain on the thigh -- The revolution's legacy -- The Olmec wrestler -- Part 2. The eye of faith. Prologue : sunrise at Angkor Wat -- Who's looking? : 'cave art' at Ajanta -- Who or what was Jesus? -- Questions of vanity -- A living statue? -- The artfulness of Islam -- Bible stories -- The scars of battle -- Hindu images, Islamic idioms -- Faith in civilisation -- Afterword: Looking at civilisation
- Control code
- on1048895806
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 240 pages
- Isbn
- 9781631494406
- Lccn
- 2018027575
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1048895806
- Label
- How do we look : the body, the divine, and the question of civilisation, Mary Beard
- Note
-
- "First published in Great Britain under the title CIVILISATIONS: How Do We Look/The Eye of Faith."
- Companion to the British television series Civilisations
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: A history of looking -- Part 1. The body in question. Prologue : heads and bodies -- A singing statue -- Greek bodies -- The look of loss : from Greece to Rome -- The emperor of China and the power of images -- Supersizing a pharaoh -- The Greek revolution -- The stain on the thigh -- The revolution's legacy -- The Olmec wrestler -- Part 2. The eye of faith. Prologue : sunrise at Angkor Wat -- Who's looking? : 'cave art' at Ajanta -- Who or what was Jesus? -- Questions of vanity -- A living statue? -- The artfulness of Islam -- Bible stories -- The scars of battle -- Hindu images, Islamic idioms -- Faith in civilisation -- Afterword: Looking at civilisation
- Control code
- on1048895806
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 240 pages
- Isbn
- 9781631494406
- Lccn
- 2018027575
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1048895806
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