Invented in 1788, the panorama reached the height of its popularity at the time of the 1900 Universal Exhibition. Vast circular canvases installed in purpose-built rotundas were designed to be viewed from centrally placed platforms and attracted an admiring public. The aim was to produce a perfect illusion. Thus the relationship between viewer and "reality" underwent a profound mutation, opening up a new logic according to which the world was transformed into a spectacle and images substituted for direct experience. This ...
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Invented in 1788, the panorama reached the height of its popularity at the time of the 1900 Universal Exhibition. Vast circular canvases installed in purpose-built rotundas were designed to be viewed from centrally placed platforms and attracted an admiring public. The aim was to produce a perfect illusion. Thus the relationship between viewer and "reality" underwent a profound mutation, opening up a new logic according to which the world was transformed into a spectacle and images substituted for direct experience. This illustrated text examines the wide variety of panoramas in both the Old and New Worlds. Included among views of cities are Robert Baker's "View of Edinburgh" and Karl Friedrich Schinkel's "View of Palermo", as well as depictions of Paris, Moscow, Jerusalem and Lima. Among historical themes, "The History of the Century" and "Battle of Moscow" proved especially popular. The author expands his subject to encompass the sister formats of diorama and cineorama.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1500grams, ISBN: 1861890427.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1500grams, ISBN: 9781861890429.
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Physical description: 272 pages: illustrations (some color), facsimiles (some color), plans; 28 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Revised & expanded translation of: Le XIXe siècle des panoramas, 1993. Contents: 1. The London Panoramas: From Leicester Square to the Colosseum--2. The Paris Panoramas: From Prevost to Langlois--3. Panoramas of Germany, Switzerland and the United States before 1870--4. Variations: From the Diorama to the 'Moving Panorama'--5. The New Generation, 1870-1900: The Great Exhibitions--6. Prefigurations--7. Supporters and Detractors: The Ideal Landscape--8. Representation/Illusion: A Theory of the Frame--9. The Limits of Illusion--10. From Near/From Far Away--11. What Public? --12. Memory Created: Experience Replaced--13. The Individual in the Town: Compensation and Control--14. Panoramism and Panopticism--15. Views Including Rotundas--16. Cross-sections, Elevations, Orientation Plans and Advertisements--17. Evolution and Variations--18. Panoramic Canvases, Drawings, Studies and Prints--A Genealogy of the Panorama. Subjects: Panoramas History; Panoramas (Art) Histoire; Panoramas; Landscape painting; Cities and towns; In art; Iconography-[19th Century]; Panoptic art; Panorama painting; United States of America; Painting; Art History; Nineteenth century; Great Britain. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall.
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New. This illustrated text examines the wide variety of panoramas in both the Old and New Worlds. Included among views of cities are Robert Baker's "View of Edinburgh" and Karl Friedrich Schinkel's "View of Palermo", as well as depictions of Paris, Moscow, Jerusalem and Lima. Num Pages: 272 pages, 87 colour, 63 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AJR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 229. Weight in Grams: 1436. 1999. hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Fine. Dust jacket has light scratches and outer edges have minor scuffs, book content is in like new condition. Text in English, French. Contains: Unspecified. Includes unspecified.
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