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Eyewitnessing

Paperback • 2019 • English

Eyewitnessing

By Peter Burke

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Eyewitnessing evaluates the place and potency of images among other kinds of historical evidence. By reviewing the many varieties of images across region, period, and medium, and by looking at the pragmatic uses of images (from the Bayeux Tapestry to an engraving of a printing press or a reconstruction of a building), Peter Burke illuminates the damaging consequences of our assumption that these practical uses are reflections of specific historical meanings and influences. Traditionally art hist...Show more

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9781789140613

Published year

2019

Language

English

Original title

Eyewitnessing

Format

Paperback

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