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The Mirror Sabine Melchoir-Bonnet

The Mirror By Sabine Melchoir-Bonnet

The Mirror by Sabine Melchoir-Bonnet

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Summary

This engaging and witty cultural history traces the evolution of the mirror from antiquity to the present day, illustrating its journey from wondrous object to ordinary trinket.

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The Mirror: A History by Sabine Melchoir-Bonnet

This engaging and witty cultural history traces the evolution of the mirror from antiquity to the present day, illustrating its journey from wondrous object to ordinary trinket. With its earliest invention, the mirror allowed us to gaze upon ourselves, bestowing a power both fascinating and terrifying.

The Mirror Reviews

"An engagingly written work, well worth reading." -- Choice
"The Mirror is an amusing jewel of a book, a sparkling reflection of the history of the mirror in Europe, and the role of the mirror in European imagination." -- Los Angeles Times
"Presents such facts with erudite relish. The early chapters of The Mirror are a feast of technological information and curious details of European social history." -- The Wall Street Journal
"Sabine Melchior-Bonnet has taken the reflective piece of glass and turned it into a unique historical treatise on -- when you boil it down -- why human beings like to look at themselves and what that instinct means." -- Chicago Tribune
"Melchior-Bonnet's research-rigorous and vast-reveals much about our most carnal selves, our lust for control over our image, and our most lofty spiritual aspirations." -- The National Post

About Sabine Melchoir-Bonnet

Sabine Melchior-Bonnet is an instructor at the College de France in Paris. This is her first work to be published in English.

Table of Contents

Part One: The Origin of the Mirror 1. The Secret of Venice 2. The Royal Glass and Mirror and Glass Company 3. From Luxury to Necessity Part Two: The Magic of Resemblance 4. In the Semblance of God 5. The Triumph of Mimesis 6. Staring at the Self in Order to Imagine the Self Part Three: Troubling Strangeness 7. The Devil's Distorted Faces 8. Oblique Mirrors and Specular Trickery 9. Mirror Fragments

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CIN0415924480VG
9780415924481
0415924480
The Mirror: A History by Sabine Melchoir-Bonnet
Sabine Melchoir-Bonnet
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2002-02-21
320
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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