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245 10 a| How do we look :b| the body, the divine, and the question of civilisation /c| Mary Beard.;

250 a| First American edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Liveright Publishing Corporation,c| [2018];

300 a| 240 pages :b| illustrations (chiefly color) ;c| 23 cm;

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500 a| "First published in Great Britain under the title CIVILISATIONS: How Do We Look/The Eye of Faith.";

500 a| Companion to the British television series Civilisations.;

520 a| "From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history of art, religion, and humanity. Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to "How Do We Look" and "The Eye of Faith," the famed Civilisations shows on PBS, renowned classicist Mary Beard has created this elegant volume on how we have looked at art"--c| Provided by publisher.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (page 211-226) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: A history of looking -- Part 1. The body in question. Prologue : heads and bodies -- A singing statue -- Greek bodies -- The look of loss : from Greece to Rome -- The emperor of China and the power of images -- Supersizing a pharaoh -- The Greek revolution -- The stain on the thigh -- The revolution's legacy -- The Olmec wrestler -- Part 2. The eye of faith. Prologue : sunrise at Angkor Wat -- Who's looking? : 'cave art' at Ajanta -- Who or what was Jesus? -- Questions of vanity -- A living statue? -- The artfulness of Islam -- Bible stories -- The scars of battle -- Hindu images, Islamic idioms -- Faith in civilisation -- Afterword: Looking at civilisation.;

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How do we look : the body, the divine, and the question of civilisation / Mary Beard.

Author/creator	Beard, Mary, 1955- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First American edition.
Publication	New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2018]
Copyright Date	©2018
Description	240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Subjects	Human beings in art--History. Art and society. Art and religion. Civilization in art. Art and religion. Human beings in art--History.

Uniform title	Civilisations. How do we look
Contents	Introduction: A history of looking -- Part 1. The body in question. Prologue : heads and bodies -- A singing statue -- Greek bodies -- The look of loss : from Greece to Rome -- The emperor of China and the power of images -- Supersizing a pharaoh -- The Greek revolution -- The stain on the thigh -- The revolution's legacy -- The Olmec wrestler -- Part 2. The eye of faith. Prologue : sunrise at Angkor Wat -- Who's looking? : 'cave art' at Ajanta -- Who or what was Jesus? -- Questions of vanity -- A living statue? -- The artfulness of Islam -- Bible stories -- The scars of battle -- Hindu images, Islamic idioms -- Faith in civilisation -- Afterword: Looking at civilisation.
Abstract	"From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history of art, religion, and humanity. Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to "How Do We Look" and "The Eye of Faith," the famed Civilisations shows on PBS, renowned classicist Mary Beard has created this elegant volume on how we have looked at art"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	"First published in Great Britain under the title CIVILISATIONS: How Do We Look/The Eye of Faith."
General note	Companion to the British television series Civilisations.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (page 211-226) and index.
Contains title	Civilisations (Television program)
LCCN	2018027575
ISBN	9781631494406 hardcover
ISBN	1631494406 hardcover
Stock number	W W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512 SAN 202-5795

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