From ancient to modern: archaeology and aesthetics
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691166469
Date de publication :
22 mars 2015
Dimensions :
22,9 x 17,8 cm
Poids :
794 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
As archaeologists unearth the past, they seek meaning or purpose for the objects they uncover by looking at the objects themselves and their archaeological context. Art historians, on the other hand, primarily focus on aesthetics, asking why a particular object stimulates our senses, and what that tells us about ourselves. From Ancient to Modern of