The Origin of Perspective
Author | : Hubert Damisch |
Publisher | : MIT Press (MA) |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : PSU:000026493022 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Origin of Perspective written by Hubert Damisch and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 1994 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second part of the book brings the historical invention of perspective into focus, discussing the experiments with mirrors made by Brunelleschi, connecting it to the history of consciousness via Jacques Lacan's definition of the "tableau" as "a configuration in which the subject as such gets its bearings.".