Picturing Performance: The Iconography of the Performing Arts in Concept and Practice

Picturing Performance: The Iconography of the Performing Arts in Concept and Practice
ISBN-10
1580460445
ISBN-13
9781580460446
Category
Art
Pages
255
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
University Rochester Press
Authors
Thomas F. Heck, R. L. Erenstein

Description

Heck traces the idea of icono-graphia from its distant Greek roots down to today's trendy world of icons and iconographies; he also provides a concise introduction to musical iconography. Robert Erenstein discusses the rise of theatre iconography with some choice Dutch examples. Frank Peeters and A.

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