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Victor I. Stoichita
Short History of the Shadow [EPUB ebook]

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Stoichita”s compelling account untangles the history of one of the most enduring challenges to beset Western art – the depiction and meanings of shadows.

‘discriminating, inspired interrogation … dazzling analysis’—Marina Warner,
Tate Magazine

‘Ambitious and a pleasure to read … a thoroughly worthwhile book.’—
Times Higher Education Supplement

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Format EPUB ● Pages 264 ● ISBN 9781861898296 ● Publisher Reaktion Books ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5998996 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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