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Approaches to the history of art are probably more varied - and more debated - than in any other branch of history, and a study of different historical approaches is becoming an increasingly important component of many academic courses. This anthology of art-historical writings from the Renaissance to the present day has a particular focus, for key texts have been chosen in which the authors themselves reflects on the nature of their subject and on their own methods of inquiry. Included are texts by Vasari, Winckelmann, Burckhardt, Wolfflin, Panofsky, Gombrich and Pollock, among others. The introduction gives a summary of art-historical methods, and each of the texts is accompanied by a brief commentary which places it in context and discusses the issues it raises. Also provided is a critical glossary of art-historical terms, a brief biography of each of the historians, and a select bibliography.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Art history and its methods is a difficult book to read, especially for someone who has little grasp of the technical terms. I read the book, hoping it would give further my knowledge of art history, as I am applying to study that subject next year. Eric Fernie's comments were helpful, as the extracts from art critics, like Vasari and Wolfflin, were sometimes challenging to read. However the later critics become increasingly painless when reading their extracts, such as Hans Belting and Griselda Pollock, though the texts still provoke creative thinking.
The book also has an extremely useful glossary of terms, in relatively straightfoward easy to understand definitions. This is a hard book to read all the way through, but I would recommend it to readers who have prior knowledge to the world of art history as it can be a useful reference book. For readers, who are new to the subject, like myself, I think starting with a less problematic book in terms of technical terms would be a better choice, such as the Story of Art, by E.H Gombrich, which I read shortly after finishing this book and was pleasantly surprised at how well he constructed his points without becoming stuck in technical detail.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you are serious about the study of art history, this book can provide you with a very good understanding of research methodologies. I have taken a postgraduate course in research methodologies of history of art however nothing make me understand the broad picture better than this book, I think I have learned more from this £11 book than what I learned from my first term of study.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
...but be warned, although the content of this book is excellent, the typeface (absolutely tiny) and the type colour (grey) makes reading it for more than 15 minutes at a time impossible!
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printing to small!!!!!!!!
I'm sure the content is fascinating but it is like reading in a whisper!!! very very frustrating, have had to get a magnifying sheet to help me read it!!!! more exclaimation marks!
Published 6 months ago by S. Ainsworth
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Could someone please tell me if there is any difference between this the 'critical anthology' and 'art history and its methods: a reader'?
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Published 7 months ago by Joanne Murphy
sight for sore eyes
The tiny and faint print are a serious obstacle to reading this book. While its length might mitigate against any enlargement of the font surely something can be done to improve... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Doug
solid art history text
A good text book, especially for students (like myself) who come from a a non-history background to study art history. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2007 by A. Beeton
small print paper back
This book is informative, concise and useful, if a little heavy going in places.
As previously mentioned by other reviewers the print is not just too small it is a very light... Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2004
a history of art history, a new aproach
My lecture of this essay it's very positive, I learnt a lot about methods to aproach the art history from the different art historians since XVI century till nowadays. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2003 by "mars0033"
Useful anthology with excellent introductory comments
I use this book as a textbook for a course on the History of Art History. Overall, this is a very useful anthology. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2000
Fernie's Anthology is an Odd Compilation
The choices Fernie made in compiling his anthology often seem to make little sense. His Vasari excerpt, for example, is a mish-mosh of badly excerpted Lives and patched together... Read more
Published on 4 Dec 1997
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