Art of Reading
Subtitle: An Illustrated History of Books in Paint
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781606065860
Subjects: Art, themes, motives, etc.; Books and reading
Description: "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.

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.