Aby Warburg: An Intellectual BiographyThis book introduces the reader to the ideas and the personality of a scholar who exerted a major influence on the course of art-historical studies through his publications, through the Institute which bears his name, and through his disciples, who include some of the most eminent people in the field. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
PRELUDE 18661886 | 19 |
FIRST TEACHERS AND STUDIES 18861888 | 25 |
Copyright | |
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Aby Warburg: An Intellectual Biography Ernst Hans Gombrich,Fritz Saxl,Warburg Institute No preview available - 1970 |
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