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Invented in 1788, the panorama reached the height of its popularity at the time of the 1900 Universal Exhibition. Vast circular canvases installed in purpose-built rotundas were designed to be viewed from centrally placed platforms and attracted an admiring public. The aim was to produce a perfect illusion. Thus the relationship between viewer and ‘reality’ underwent a profound mutation, opening up a new logic according to which the world was transformed into a spectacle and images substituted for direct experience. This lavishly illustrated book examines the wide variety of panoramas in both the Old and New Worlds. Included among views of cities are Robert Barker’s View of Edinburgh and Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s View of Palermo, as well as depiction of Paris, Moscow, Jerusalem and Lima; among historical themes, The History of the Century and Battle of Moscow proved especially popular. The author expands his subject to encompass the sister formats of diorama and cineorama.
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Bernard Comment, born in Switzerland, lives and works in Paris. He is the author of L'ombre de mémoire (1990), Roland Barthes, vers le neuter (1991) and Allées et venues (1992), which won the Prix Antigone in 1993.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. -FLASH SALE-20% OFF-ends 8/8/26--Unmarked text. Bump on edge. Invented in 1788, panoramas -- vast circular canvases designed to be viewed from centrally placed platforms -- reached the height of their popularity at the time of the 1900 Universal Exhibition. Attracting crowds of admirers in the cities in which they were installed, the more ambitious panoramas drew on the skill of specialist painters to achieve the utmost verisimilitude. This superbly illustrated volume is the first to chart this artistic phenomenon in depth. Originally published in 1999, this is the revised edition. Beautifully illustrated, including foldout pages to allow readers to better conceptualize the works. 272p. Measures 9x10.5 inches. Bibliography. Genealogy of the Panorama. Index. Seller Inventory # 34522
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The panorama / Bernard Comment
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London : Reaktion Books, 1999
ISBN 10: 1861891237
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First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 272 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles (some color), plans ; 28 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Revised & expanded translation of: Le XIXe siècle des panoramas, 1993. Contents: 1. The London Panoramas: From Leicester Square to the Colosseum -- 2. The Paris Panoramas: From Prevost to Langlois -- 3. Panoramas of Germany, Switzerland and the United States before 1870 -- 4. Variations: From the Diorama to the 'Moving Panorama' -- 5. The New Generation, 1870-1900: The Great Exhibitions -- 6. Prefigurations -- 7. Supporters and Detractors: The Ideal Landscape -- 8. Representation/Illusion: A Theory of the Frame -- 9. The Limits of Illusion -- 10. From Near/From Far Away -- 11. What Public? -- 12. Memory Created: Experience Replaced -- 13. The Individual in the Town: Compensation and Control -- 14. Panoramism and Panopticism -- 15. Views Including Rotundas -- 16. Cross-sections, Elevations, Orientation Plans and Advertisements -- 17. Evolution and Variations -- 18. Panoramic Canvases, Drawings, Studies and Prints -- A Genealogy of the Panorama. Subjects: Panoramas History; Panoramas (Art) Histoire; Panoramas; Landscape painting; Cities and towns ; In art; Iconography - [19th Century]; Panoptic art; Panorama painting; United States of America; Painting; Art History; Nineteenth century; Great Britain. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 408141
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