Mohlo by se vám také líbit

Informovat o naskladnění knihy

Více informací o knize Criticisms on Art

• Parametry knihy
• Anotace
• Oblíbené z jiného soudku

Anotace knihy

Excerpt from Criticisms on Art: And Sketches of the Picture Galleries of England Probably as an advantage, by making the sight of a fine original picture an event so much the more memorable, and the impression so much the deeper. A visit to a genuine Col lection is like going a pilgrimage - it is an act of devotion performed at the shrine of Art It is as if there were but one copy of a book in the world, locked up in some curious casket, which, by special favour, we had been permitted to Open, and peruse (as we must) with unac customed relish. The words would, in that case, leave stings in the mind of the reader, and every letter appear of gold. The ancients, before the invention of printing, were nearly in the same situation, with respect to books, that we are with regard to pictures; and at the revival of letters, we find the same unmingled satis faction, or fervid enthusiasm, manifested in the pursuit or the discovery of an old manuscript, that connoisseurs still feel in the purchase and possession of an antique cameo, or a fine speci men Of the Italian school of painting. Lite rature was not then cheap and vulgar, nor was there what is called a reading public; and the pride of intellect, like the pride Of art, or the pride of birth, was confined to the privileged few! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Parametry knihy

• Plný název: Criticisms on Art
• Podnázev: And Sketches of the Picture Galleries of England (Classic Reprint)
• Autor: William Hazlitt
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 406
• EAN: 9781334041815
• ISBN: 1334041814
• ID: 14646417
• Nakladatelství: Forgotten Books
• Hmotnost: 543 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 21 mm
• Datum vydání: 23. October 2016

---

---

---