Description: Images on the Page: A Fashion Iconography [Hardcover] Miller, Sanda Product Overview Fashion imagery has existed for hundreds of years and yet the methods used by scholars to understand it have remained mostly historical and descriptive. The belief informing these approaches may be that fashion imagery is designed for one purpose: to depict a garment and how to wear it. In this interdisciplinary book, Sanda Miller suggests a radical alternative to these well-practiced approaches, proposing that fashion imagery has stories to tell and meanings to uncover. The methodology she has developed is an iconography of fashion imagery, based on the same theory which has been key to the History of Art for centuries. Applying Panofsky's theory of iconography to illustrations from books, magazines and fashion plates, as well as fashion photography and even live fashion events, Miller uncovers three levels of meaning: descriptive, secondary (or conventional) and tertiary or 'symbolic'. In doing so, she answers questions such as who is the model; what did people wear and why; and how did people live? She proves that fashion imagery, far from being purely descriptive, is ripe with meaning and can be used to shed light on society, class, culture and the history of dress. Read more Details Publisher : Bloomsbury Visual Arts; Illustrated edition (September 23, 2021) Language : English Hardcover : 296 pages ISBN-10 : 1350115339 ISBN-13 : 30 Item Weight : 1.68 pounds Dimensions : 6.3 x 1 x 9.3 inches Best Sellers Rank: #8,150,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,173 in Design History & Criticism #2,971 in Fashion Photography (Books) #3,153 in Style & Clothing #2,173 in Design History & Criticism #2,971 in Fashion Photography (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 1350115339
ISBN10: 1350115339
ISBN13: 9781350115330
EAN: 9781350115330
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Brand: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
GTIN: 09781350115330
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Images on the Page : a Fashion Iconography
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 2021
Subject: History & Criticism, Fashion & Accessories, Customs & Traditions, Subjects & Themes / Fashion
Item Height: 1 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 26.9 Oz
Subject Area: Design, Social Science, Photography
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Sanda Miller
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
