Aberrations: An Essay on the Legend of Forms

by Jurgis Baltrušaitis and Jurgis Baltrušaitis Jr.

What part do "depraved perspectives" play in the attainment of knowledge? What metaphysical truths are to be found in aberrations? Jurgis Baltrusaitis, one of Europe's most distinguished historians of art and culture, has consistently broken new ground by pursuing the other side of science, myth, and ideology and by examining its relevance to the formation and history of art. He exposes the byways through which the natural environment is turned into...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026202280X
• ISBN13: 9780262022804
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.