The Preference for the Primitive. Episodes in the History of Western Taste and Art
The Preference for the Primitive is a study of a recurring phenomenon in the history of changing taste in the visual arts, namely the feeling that older and less sophisticated (i.e. 'primitive') works are somehow morally and aesthetically superior to later works that have become soft and decadent.
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London
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2006
Number of pages
324 pages
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0714846325
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Available on request
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Yes
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No
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701.2 Gom
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