Lines: a brief history
Auteur :
Ingold, Tim
Éditeur :
Ingold, Tim
ISBN :
9780415424271
Date de publication :
3 mai 2007
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
317 g
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
As walking, talking, gesticulating creatures, human beings generate lines wherever they go. This book explore the production and significance of lines. It investigates: speech and song in the cultures of Papua New Guinea, the Navaho and Meso America paths, trails and maps drawing, writing and calligraphy, and the modern and postmodern world.