Author: SHAFFER, ELINOR
Title: Erewhons of the eye : Samuel Butler as painter, photographer, and art critic
Description: London: Reaktion Books 1988. 1st Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xxii. 334 p. : ill. (some col.). ports. ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-26) and index. Contents: Partial contents 1. 'Wild and tame eyesight' : Butler's career as a painter -- 2. Resighting the Renaissance in Italy : Alps and sanctuaries. Ex voto. and Verdi prati -- 3. Victorian Hellenism and The Authoress of the Odyssey -- 4. The ignorant eye : photography and the future. Subjects: Butler. Samuel (British painter and photographer. 1835-1902) — Criticism and intepretation — Contributions in art criticism. Contributions in painting — Contributions in photography — Criticism and interpretation. Referenced by: Portrait Index. Heinz Archive & Library. National Portrait Gallery. London. Genre: Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. ISBN: 0948462019. Weight in Kg appr.:

Keywords: 0948462019