Florence and Baghdad

Autoren

• Hans Belting

Parameter

• Esoterik & Religion
• Geschichte
• Kunst & Kultur
• Sachliteratur
• Weltgeschichte

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In this lavishly illustrated study, Belting deals with the double history of perspective, as a visual theory based on geometrical abstraction (in the Middle East) and as pictorial theory (in Europe). Florence and Baghdad addresses a provocative question that reaches beyond the realm of aesthetics and mathematics: What happens when Muslims and Christians look upon each other and find their way of viewing the world transformed as a result?

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• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011