Moche murals of northern Peru represent one of the great, yet still largely unknown, artistic traditions of the ancient Americas. Created in an era without written scripts, these murals are key to understandings of Moche history, society, and culture. In this first comprehensive study on the subject, Lisa Trever develops an interdisciplinary methodology of “archaeo art history”...(展开全部)

Moche murals of northern Peru represent one of the great, yet still largely unknown, artistic traditions of the ancient Americas. Created in an era without written scripts, these murals are key to understandings of Moche history, society, and culture. In this first comprehensive study on the subject, Lisa Trever develops an interdisciplinary methodology of “archaeo art history”...(展开全部)

What is it like to be an animal? Ron Broglio wants to know from the inside, from underneath the fur and feathers. In examining this question, he bypasses the perspectives of biology or natural history to explore how one can construct an animal phenomenology, to think and feel as an animal other—or any other. Until now phenomenology has grappled with how humans are embedded in t...(展开全部)

Before the Renaissance and Reformation, holy images were treated not as "art" but as objects of veneration which possessed the tangible presence of the Holy. In this book, Hans Belting traces the long history of the sacral image and its changing role in European culture. It looks at the beliefs, superstitions, hopes, and fears that come into play as people handle and respond to...(展开全部)

Before the Renaissance and Reformation, holy images were treated not as "art" but as objects of veneration which possessed the tangible presence of the Holy. In this book, Hans Belting traces the long history of the sacral image and its changing role in European culture. It looks at the beliefs, superstitions, hopes, and fears that come into play as people handle and respond to...(展开全部)

Kant, Art, and Art History is the first systematic study of Kant's reception of and influence on the visual arts and art history. Arguing against Kant's transcendental approach to aesthetic judgement, Cheetham examines five 'moments' of his influence, including the use of Kant's political writings among German-speaking artists and critics in Rome around 1800; the canonized patt...(展开全部)

马克·A. 奇塔姆（Mark A. Cheetham）是加拿大多伦多大学艺术史系教授，主要著作有：《纯粹之修辞：本质主义者的理论及抽象绘画的出现》、《艺术史的主题：当代视野下的历史文物》、《学科之间的理论：权威、视觉、政治》等。

玛丽莲·斯托克斯塔德（著）： 教授、艺术史学家、策展人，曾任美国“高校艺术协会”（ College Art Association）主席、国际中世纪艺术中心主席，为斯潘塞艺术博物馆创始馆长，荣获美国女性艺术核心委员会（Women's Caucus for Art）终身成就奖、堪萨斯艺术委员会年度艺术教育家。《时代》杂志将她评为大学最受欢迎的100位女作家之一。 迈克尔·柯思伦（著）： 斯沃斯摩尔学院的艺术史教授，他曾任该院的美术系主任、中世纪研究协调员及人文中世纪、罗马艺术及建筑课程、美术通史课程等。 王春辰等（译）： 中央美术学院教授，博士生导师，中央美术学院美术馆副馆长，第55届威尼斯国际艺术双年展中国馆策展人，从事当代艺术与批评研究工作。

This book is an accessible introduction to the critical theories used in analysing art. It covers a broad range of approaches, presenting individual arguments, controversies and divergent perspectives. This edition has been updated to reflect recent scholarship in contemporary art and has been broken down into smaller sections for greater accessibility. The book begins with a r...(展开全部)