Varieties of Visual ExperienceFeldman investigates the role of art and its purpose in daily life. This edition features more than 800 illustrations, including 221 new color plates, which encompass paintings, drawings, sculpture, architecture, crafts, industrial design, and stills from films and television. Feldman compares images of different eras, styles, and media, and his selection is a blend of the familiar and the rare. He is articulate about the effect of photography on our visual perceptions. ISBN 0-8109-1735-1 : $40.00 (For use only in the library). |
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Preface and Acknowledgments | 9 |
Love Sex and Marriage | 21 |
Spiritual Concern | 29 |
Copyright | |
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