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The Origins of Monsters: Image and Cognition in the First Age of Mechanical Reproduction - The Rostovtzeff Lectures David Wengrow
The Origins of Monsters: Image and Cognition in the First Age of Mechanical Reproduction - The Rostovtzeff Lectures
David Wengrow
It has often been claimed that "monsters"--supernatural creatures with bodies composed from multiple species--play a significant part in the thought and imagery of all people from all times. The Origins of Monsters advances an alternative view. Composite figurations are intriguingly rare and isolated in the art of the prehistoric era. Instead it wa
184 pages, 10 halftones. 23 line illus. 1 map.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 28, 2020 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691202396 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 184 |
| Dimensions | 176 × 254 × 14 mm · 366 g |
| Language | English |