Book Details
⚡️Book Title : History of Beauty
⚡Book Author : Umberto Eco
⚡Page : 432 pages
⚡Published November 13th 2004 by Rizzoli (first published January 2004)
History of Beauty - Now in paperback, Umberto Ecos groundbreaking and much-acclaimed first illustrated book has been a critical success since its first publication in 2004. What is beauty? Umberto Eco, among Italys finest and most important contemporary thinkers, explores the nature, the meaning, and the very history of the idea of beauty in Western culture. The profound and subtle text is lavishly illustrated with abundant examples of sublime painting and sculpture and lengthy quotations from writers and philosophers. This is the first paperback edition of History of Beauty, making this intellectual and philosophical journey with one of the worlds most acclaimed thinkers available in a more compact and affordable format. From the Trade Paperback edition
History of Beauty
Now in paperback, Umberto Ecos groundbreaking and much-acclaimed first illustrated book has been a critical success since its first publication in 2004. What is beauty? Umberto Eco, among Italys finest and most important contemporary thinkers, explores the nature, the meaning, and the very history of the idea of beauty in Western culture. The profound and subtle text is lavishly illustrated with abundant examples of sublime painting and sculpture and lengthy quotations from writers and philosophers. This is the first paperback edition of History of Beauty, making this intellectual and philosophical journey with one of the worlds most acclaimed thinkers available in a more compact and affordable format. From the Trade Paperback edition
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