To Scale

This innovative new volume offers an in-depth exploration of scale, one of the most crucial elements in the creation and reception of art.<br /> <ul> <li>Illustrates how scale has compelled audiences to rethink the significance and importance of specific works of art</li> <li>Takes a comparative art historical approach exploring issues of scale in an array of forms, from Islamic architecture to contemporary photography</li> <li>A global consideration of scale, with examples of work from ancient Egypt, eighteenth-century Korea, and contemporary Europe</li> <li>The newest addition to the <i>Art History</i> Special Issue Book Series</li> </ul>