The Iconography of Landscape: Essays on the Symbolic Representation, Design and Use of Past Environments - Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography

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Interdisciplinary exploration of landscapes' cultural symbolism.

If you're intrigued by the way human cultures interpret and shape the environment, "The Iconography of Landscape" is a thoughtful dive into the subject. You'll appreciate how it brings together different scholarly perspectives to dissect the narrative and artistic layers that landscapes hold, revealing how deeply intertwined our social history and surroundings are. Whether you're a student of architecture, geography, art history, or simply have a love for how story and place intersect, this book offers a rich, scholarly examination that could change the way you see the world around you.

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The Iconography of Landscape: Essays on the Symbolic Representation, Design and Use of Past Environments - Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography

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ISBN: 9780521389150
Date of Publication: 1989-09-29
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Art, History, Sociology
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The Iconography of Landscape draws together fourteen scholars from diverse disciplines to explore the status of landscape as a cultural image. By applying the art-historical method of iconography--interpreting levels of meaning in human artifacts--to landscapes on paper or canvas, in literary form or on the ground, its contributors show how landscape is an important mode of human signification, informed by, and itself informing social, cultural and political issues. The range of examples is wide in terms of medium, period and place. It covers poetry and promotional literature, architectural design and urban ceremonial maps and paintings; the historical periods discussed range from sixteenth-century Italy to twentieth-century Canada. The book is introduced by the editors' discussion of the meanings of landscape and of the iconographic method in the context of contemporary theoretical and methodological debate on culture and society.
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Interdisciplinary exploration of landscapes' cultural symbolism.

If you're intrigued by the way human cultures interpret and shape the environment, "The Iconography of Landscape" is a thoughtful dive into the subject. You'll appreciate how it brings together different scholarly perspectives to dissect the narrative and artistic layers that landscapes hold, revealing how deeply intertwined our social history and surroundings are. Whether you're a student of architecture, geography, art history, or simply have a love for how story and place intersect, this book offers a rich, scholarly examination that could change the way you see the world around you.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.