History of Beauty
Umberto Eco
Published by Rizzoli, 2004
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GOOD. Blue illustrated dust jacket. Approx. 9.5" x 7". Bumps/chips to edges and corners. Rub wear, dust markings and light scratches to covers. Closed tear with long crease to top right corner. Small creases to spine ends. Once Read Books, cover scan available - just ask, OnceReadBooks com Orders shipped via USPS. Seller Inventory # 337064
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Title: History of Beauty
Publisher: Rizzoli
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good.
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History of Beauty
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Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, 2004
ISBN 10: 0847826465
ISBN 13: 9780847826469
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Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. The acclaimed author (Foucault's Pendulum, The Name of the Rose, Baudolino) takes readers from antiquity to the present day, dispelling many preconceptions along the way and concluding that the relevanceof his research is urgent because we live in an age of great reverence for beauty, 'an orgy of tolerance, the total syncretism & the absolute and unstoppable polytheism of Beauty.' In this, his first illustrated book, Eco layers his approach, with a running narrative, abundant examples of painting and sculpture, and excerpts from writers and philosophers of each age, plus comparative tables. 300 color illustrations. 432p. Seller Inventory # 294148
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History of Beauty
Seller: de Wit Books, HUTCHINSON, KS, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Ex-lib. with DJ, edge & endpaper lib. marks. Good HB; text unmarked; DJ-Good, pasted in. Seller Inventory # 048574
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History of Beauty
Seller: Metakomet Books, Concord, MA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Mild curling and wear to dust jacket edges. Otherwise, clean and sound. 438 pgs. Profusely illustrated. Rizzoli. NY, NY. 2004. NEW clear mylar sleeve covers jacket. Seller Inventory # 200beauty
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History of Beauty
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Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated, 2004
ISBN 10: 0847826465
ISBN 13: 9780847826469
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. 2nd. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 3570497-6
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History of Beauty
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Rizzoli, New York, 2005
ISBN 10: 0847826465
ISBN 13: 9780847826469
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Seller: Bagatelle Books, Asheville, NC, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First Edition, First Printing. Large octavo. 7 x 9.5 in. 438 pp. Translated from the original Italian by Alastair McEwen. Profusely illustrated with color reproductions. Near fine in original cloth boards with very light foxing to text block and near fine pictorial dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 7717
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On Beauty: A History of a Western Idea
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Condition: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind. Seller Inventory # wbs6547313352
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History of Beauty
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Stiff unmarked book in crisp dust jacket; about new; 6.95 X 1.22 X 9.52 inches; 432 pages; This is a highly illustrated, philosophical exploration of the concept of beauty in Western culture, from ancient Greece to the modern era. Umberto Eco, the renowned Italian semiotician, novelist and thinker, examines how ideas of beauty, perfection, proportion, harmony, the sublime, and even ugliness have evolved across historical periods, influenced by philosophy, art, literature, and cultural shifts. Eco traces beauty from Classical antiquity (e. G. , Greek ideals of proportion and harmony) through the Middle Ages (light/color, monsters) , Renaissance (grace, magic) , Romanticism (the sublime) , to modern times (machines, media, abstract forms). Chapters include themes like Apollonian vs. Dionysiac, the beauty of monsters, romantic beauty, the religion of beauty, and the "polytheism" of contemporary beauty standards. It's not just a survey of "beautiful" artit's a deep dive into philosophical/perceptual notions of perfection, with long quotations from thinkers (Plotinus, Petrarch, Zola, etc. ) and Eco's own witty, epoch-spanning connections. Eco concludes that today's culture has an "orgy of tolerance" for beautyendless, syncretic, and without strict hierarchies. (Grok). Seller Inventory # 67470
On Beauty: A History of a Western Idea
Published by
Secker & Warburg London 2004, 2004
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Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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1st edition / 1st printing hardback with dust jacket As New small quarto 438pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., index, 'On Beauty is neither a history of art, nor a history of aesthetics, but Umberto Eco draws on both these disciplines to define the ideas of beauty that have informed us from the classical world to modern times.' Very nice copy in like dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 164870
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History of Beauty
Seller: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Rizzoli, 2004. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. Great copy of this engaging philosophical title.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller Inventory # 378142