The Claude Glass: Use and Meaning of the Black Mirror in Western Art by Arnaud M

Description: The Claude Glass by Arnaud Maillet, Jeff Fort A study of a largely forgotten optical device and its relation to notions of opacity, transparency, and imagination. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A study of a largely forgotten optical device and its relation to notions of opacity, transparency, and imagination.In this first full-length study of a largely forgotten optical device from the eighteenth century, Arnaud Maillet reconfigures our historical understanding of visual experience and meaning in relation to notions of opacity, transparency, and imagination. Many are familiar with the Claude glass as a small black convex mirror used by artists and spectators of landscape to reflect a view and make tonal values and areas of light and shade visible. In a groundbreaking account, Maillet goes well beyond this particular function of the glass and situates it within a richer archaeology of Western thought, exploring the uncertainties and anxieties about mirrors, reflections, and their potential distortions. He takes us from the magical and occult background of the "black mirror," through a full evaluation of its importance in the age of the picturesque, to its persistence in a range of technological and representational practices, including photography, film, and contemporary art. The Claude Glass is a lasting contribution to the history of Western visual culture. Author Biography Arnaud Maillet is an art historian who received his doctorate at the University of Paris I. The Claude Glass is his first book. Review This sustained examination of an instrument so integral to the history of Romantic esthetics, and yet so neglected, is a valuable and important work.—Library Journal Review Quote "This sustained examination of an instrument so integral to the history of Romantic esthetics, and yet so neglected, is a valuable and important work." Details ISBN189095148X Author Jeff Fort Short Title CLAUDE GLASS Language English Translator Jeff Fort ISBN-10 189095148X ISBN-13 9781890951481 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Subtitle Use and Meaning of the Black Mirror in Western Art Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Imprint Zone Books Translated from French Audience Age 18 DOI 10.1604/9781890951481 UK Release Date 2009-04-17 NZ Release Date 2009-04-17 US Release Date 2009-04-17 Series The Claude Glass Pages 304 Publisher Zone Books Publication Date 2009-04-17 Alternative 9781890951474 DEWEY 702.8 Illustrations 36 illus. Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2009-06-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161663678;

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