What Is Art History? by Mark Roskill

What Is Art History? by Mark Roskill

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The author has written a new introduction to his book. In it he defines the scope, high degree of skill and professional discipline coupled with increasing scientific methods utilized by today's art historian in order to establish criteria and to develop aesthetic perception.

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What Is Art History? by Mark Roskill

The author has written a new introduction to his book. In it he defines the scope, high degree of skill and professional discipline coupled with increasing scientific methods utilized by today's art historian in order to establish criteria and to develop aesthetic perception. Instead of attempting to describe art history in terms of concepts and abstractions, the author gives the reader a set of case histories.
Mark Roskill is professor of art history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is the author of What Is Art History? and coauthor, with David Carrier, of Truth and Falsehood in Visual Images.
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ISBN 13 9780870236754
ISBN 10 087023675X
Title What Is Art History?
Author Mark Roskill
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher University of Massachusetts Press
Year published 1989-09-30
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.