Visible Words: A Study of Inscriptions in and as Books and Works of Art; Study of Inscriptions in and as Books and Works of Art

Description:

An influential study based on the 1964 Sandars Lectures, presented at Cambridge University in which Sparrow explores the role of inscriptions as both text and visual form. Ranging from classical antiquity to the Renaissance, he examined how words function as integral elements of design within books, paintings, and monuments. A pioneering work in the study of text-image relationships, and an important contribution to bibliography and visual culture.

Condition

4to, orig cloth. Vg in d/w (slightly soiled, in removable protective sleeve). Inscribed by the author to Stehen & Gillian Clark. Edith Gillian Clark, professor emerita of Ancient History at the University of Bristol, Stephen Richard Lyster Clark (1945-) is professor emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Liverpool.