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Panorama

Panorama( )
Author: Comment, Bernard
Series title:BL - Treasures from the Bodleian Library
ISBN:978-1-86189-123-5
Publication Date:Jul 2002
Publisher:Reaktion Books, Limited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $79.95
Book Description:

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...
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Book Details
Pages:272
Detailed Subjects: Art / History / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):21.59 x 26.67 cm
Book Weight:1.168 Kilograms



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