Tributes : interpreters of our cultural tradition
1984, First Edition. Oxford : Phaidon. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly shadow-stained and edge-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Notes; The copy of Sir Lawrence Gowing, with a two-page signed manuscript letter from the author to Sir Lawrence loosely inserted. Item #466771
ISBN: 0801417031
Physical description; 270 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-260) and index. Contents; Focus on the arts and humanities -- The diversity of the arts -- 'The father of art history' -- Nature and art as needs of the mind -- Verbal wit as a paradigm of art -- The ambivalence of the classical tradition -- The high seriousness of play -- The history of ideas -- The necessity of tradition -- The evaluation of esoteric currents -- The study of art and the study of man -- The exploration of culture contacts. Subjects; Culture. Humanism. Art history. Intellectual life. Scholars. 20th century. Illustrated. Autograph Letter Signed. ALS.
Price: €425.00