Synopsis
Edgar Wind's astonishing familiarity with art and its history was allied to a knowledge of the ancient classics, of literature in several languages, and of philosophy and aesthetics. This is the first volume of his selected papers.
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`The title and contents of this, the first volume of Edgar Wind's collected essays, fall like manna on a barren land.' -- Temenos
`The title and contents of this, the first volume of Edgar Wind's collected essays, fall like manna on a barren land.' -- Temenos
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Edgar Wind (1900-71) was one of the most original art historians of the 20th century. He was the first Professor of the History of Art in the University of Oxford (1955-67)
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