The Idea of Art as Propaganda in France, 1750-1799: A Study in the History of Ideas
by Leith, James A
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0802051510
- ISBN 13
- 9780802051516
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About This Item
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1965. Cloth, ix, 184 pages, [8] pages of plates, illustrations; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, price-clipped on the front flap, protected in a mylar cover. CONTENTS: Toward the revival of the idea of art as propagande; Diderot's views on the social function of art; The encyclopedia on the utility of art; The demand for didactic art under the old regime; Revolutionary plans to mobilize the fine arts; The sterility of the idea of art as propaganda; Conclusion; An essay on sources.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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- Title
- The Idea of Art as Propaganda in France, 1750-1799: A Study in the History of Ideas
- Author
- Leith, James A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0802051510
- ISBN 13
- 9780802051516
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- European / 6. Neo-Classical & Romantic; European / French; Movements / Neo-Classicism;
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