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Periodization in the art historiographies of central and eastern europe
This volume critically investigates how art historians writing about Central and Eastern Europe in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries engaged with periodization. At the heart of much of their writing lay the ideological project of nation-building. Hence discourses around periodization – such as the mythicizing of certain periods, the invention of historical continuity and the a…
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- 9781000602005
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- xvii; 290 pg; ill.
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- 700 PER p
The Legibility of Serif and Sans Serif Typefaces : Reading from Paper and Rea…
This open access book provides a detailed and up-to-date account of the relevant literature on the legibility of different kinds of typefaces, which goes back over 140 years in the case of reading from paper and more than 50 years in the case of reading from screens. It describes the origins of serif and sans serif styles in ancient inscriptions, their adoption in modern printing techniques, an…
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- 9783030909840
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- xiv, 161 p.
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- 686.2247 LEG J
Designing knit designers
"Traditionally associated with craftmanship and manual work, knitwear seems a quite unusual subject of investigation for scientific research. This book places it as an integrative part of the industrial design culture where the dialogue between a productive system of excellence and the design discipline taught in universities becomes a topic of central concern. From an industrial standpoint, kn…
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- 9788891797797
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- 233p.: ill.
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- 391 MOT d
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