The sensual icon

The sensual icon
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Publisher : Penn State Press
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 9780271035840
ISBN-13 : 0271035846
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Download or read book The sensual icon written by Bissera V and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the Byzantine aesthetic of fugitive appearances by placing and filming art objects in spaces of changing light, and by uncovering the shifting appearances expressed in poetry, descriptions of art, and liturgical performance"--Provided by publisher.


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