Geography of the Gaze
Subtitle: Urban and Rural Vision in Early Modern Europe
Contributors: Lydia G. Cochrane (Translator)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: April 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780226167367
Subjects: History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Nature in art, still life, landscapes & seascapes; Theory of art; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Science; Sociology; Science/Mathematics; Western Continental Europe; General; Sociology - Urban; Social Science / Sociology / Urban; Architecture; History; Landscape; Landscape assessment
First sentence: If landscape is a result of human labor, the image that effectively captures its characteristics and identifies its essential lines is a document that reveals a given society's aspirations and its ability to transform the environment.