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Irresistible Decay
Michael S. Roth
Claire L. Lyons
Charles Merewether
其他書名
Ruins Reclaimed
出版
Getty Research Institute for the History of Art and the Humanities
, 1997
主題
Architecture / General
Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General
Art / Subjects & Themes / General
Crafts & Hobbies / Printmaking & Stamping
Social Science / Archaeology
ISBN
0892364688
9780892364688
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=I1LqAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
Ruins have fascinated and intrigued viewers for centuries. These include not only famous sites like Angkor Wat and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, but the remnants of natural disasters like the Lisbon earthquake. This book--the catalog for an exhibition held at the Getty Center--explores the allure of ruins and examines the roles that they play in modern cultural life. An incisive introduction laying out the general issues is followed by an essay discussing the nature of the fragment, a discussion of the Research Institute's vast holdings of item relating to ruins, a unique section uses juxtaposed color images, and quotations drawn from literary works to point out the longevity and prominence of the ruin as a metaphor.