The Face of Britain : a History of the Nation Through Its Portraits.
From acclaimed best-selling historian Simon Schama comes the story of Britain as told through its portraits. This unique way of telling history consists of a remarkable range of visually revealing moments. Linking these tales together is Schama's exploration of how meaning emerges from a series...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated,
2016.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | From acclaimed best-selling historian Simon Schama comes the story of Britain as told through its portraits. This unique way of telling history consists of a remarkable range of visually revealing moments. Linking these tales together is Schama's exploration of how meaning emerges from a series of relationships-between sitter and painter, but also between them both and the present-day viewer. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (522 pages) |
ISBN: | 9780190621896 0190621893 |