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The preference for the primitive : episodes in the history of Western taste and art / E.H. Gombrich.

By: Publication details: London : Phaidon, 2006, c2002.Edition: pbk. edDescription: 324 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0714846325 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • N6465.P74 G66 2002
Contents:
Plato's preferences -- Interlude : progress or decline? -- The ascendancy of the sublime -- The pre-Raphaelite ideal -- The quest for spirituality -- The emancipation of formal values -- Interlude : new worlds and new myths -- The twentieth century: The lure of regression (1) ; The lure of regression (2) -- Primitive, in what sense? -- The study of antiquities.
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Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection N 6465 .P74 G66 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 698357

Originally published: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p.301-311) and index.

Plato's preferences -- Interlude : progress or decline? -- The ascendancy of the sublime -- The pre-Raphaelite ideal -- The quest for spirituality -- The emancipation of formal values -- Interlude : new worlds and new myths -- The twentieth century: The lure of regression (1) ; The lure of regression (2) -- Primitive, in what sense? -- The study of antiquities.

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