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The art of reading : an illustrated history of books in paint

Title
The art of reading : an illustrated history of books in paint / Jamie Camplin, Maria Ranauro.
Author
Camplin, Jamie, 1947-
Publication
  • Los Angeles, California : Getty Publications, [2018]
  • ©2018

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Book/textUse in library JQE 18-806Schwarzman Building - Art & Architecture Room 300

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Additional Authors
  • Ranauro, Maria
  • Getty Publications, issuing body
Subject
  • Books and reading in art
  • Painting > Themes, motives
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Why do artists love books? How it all began ; Who invented 'the artist'? ; Courtly cultures and their undercurrents ; 'People are stuffed with reading matter' ; Books and the painting of 'modern life' ; Things hold together -- Painting is 'like a book ... which needs to give up its riches'. The word of God ; 'Book-love' and the home ; Perennial pleasures in multiple locations ; 'All that men held wise".
Call Number
JQE 18-806
ISBN
  • 9781606065860
  • 1606065866
LCCN
2018010808
OCLC
1028908104
Author
Camplin, Jamie, 1947- author.
Title
The art of reading : an illustrated history of books in paint / Jamie Camplin, Maria Ranauro.
Publisher
Los Angeles, California : Getty Publications, [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
Description
256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Summary
"Revealing centuries of symbiosis between the visual and literary arts, The Art of Reading brings together works by the many great artists who took inspiration from the printed word"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
Camplin and Renauro reveal centuries of symbiosis between the visual and literary arts. They examine the development of printed books and the simultaneous emergence of the modern figure of the artist. In doing so they weave together an engaging cultural history that probes the ways in which books and paintings represent a key to understanding ourselves and the past. -- adapted from jacket
Added Author
Ranauro, Maria, author.
Getty Publications, issuing body.
Research Call Number
JQE 18-806
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