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How do we look : the body, the divine, and the question of civilisation / Mary Beard.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781631494406
- ISBN: 1631494406
- Physical Description: 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General 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. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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| Subject: | Human beings in art > History. Art and society. Art and religion. Civilization in art. |
| Genre: | Instructional and educational works. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Caruthersville Public Library | 704.9 BEA (Text) | 38417100343955 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | 704.9 BEARD (Text) | 2004498234 | Non-Fiction Shelves | Available | - |
| Morgan County Library | 704.9 BEA (Text) | 35319000156912 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| North Kansas City Public Library | 704.942 BEARD 2018 (Text) | 0001002264909 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Polk County Library-Bolivar | 704.942 BEA (Text) | 34531000199241 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Scenic Regional-Union | 704.942 BEA (Text) | 3006578767 | NonFiction | Available | - |
| Trails Regional-Warrensburg | 704.942 Bea (Text) | 2204814318 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Washington Public Library | 704.942 BEA (Text) | 3151071031 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
