Mancoff, Debra N.
The Face: Our Human Story
- ISBN 13:
- 9780500518625
- author:
- Mancoff, Debra N.
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 19 x 17 centimetres (0.92 kg)
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Face Our Human Story by Debra Mancoff explores how faces have been depicted across cultures and throughout history. From idealized portraits to masks and representations of different life stages, the face has played a central role in artistic expression worldwide. Art historian Debra Mancoff examines the depiction of human faces in various objects and works of art, revealing how they convey emotions and character across continents and centuries. The book is arranged thematically, with chapters on birth and childhood, love and beauty, faith and ritual, rulers and warfare, identity and disguise, everyday life, and death and the afterlife. Through its unique approach, this book offers insights into shared human experiences, inviting readers to consider how faces have been used to express ourselves across time and cultures.
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