Eroticism in Western Art Tapa dura - 1972

287 pages with frontispiece, diagrams, illustrations and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition. The Sexual Revolution in the post-war Western world has often seemed an inextricable part of the artistic one, yet overt eroticism is not a recent development in European visual arts. Since the dawn of culture when paleolithic man carved statuettes with exaggerated sexual characteristics, the erotic impulse has played a significant role. Condition: Edge wear, some foxing else very good.

GB: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1972. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. BUT text edges bit browned and clear plastic cover taped on. . Paperback. G++.

Thames & Hudson, 1972. 1st edition.. Paperback. Paperback, VG. 287pp, 29 colour & 244 b/w illustrations, index, preliminary pages spotted, spine creased a little with lamination coming away. Good over view of the use of sex & the naked human form in Western Art from pre history to Modern Art.

London : Thames and Hudson, 1972. 1st edition. Softcover. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Spine worn, creased cover. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 287 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (page 276). Contents; Introduction -- Part one: contexts -- Chaper one. The erotic and the sacred -- Chapter two. The open secret -- Chapter three. The new paganism -- Chapter four. Erotiicism and realism -- Chapter five. Cruel fantasies -- Chapter six. Love for sale -- Chapter seven. The all-devouring female -- Chapter eight. Erotic metamorphosis -- Part two: symbols -- Chapter nine. Venus observed -- Chapter ten. Lust in action -- Chapter eleven. Deviations -- Chapter twelve. Pleaseurable pain -- Chapter thirteen. Here comes a chopper -- Chapter fourteen. Symbols and disguises -- Chapter fifteen. Eroticism and modernism -- Further reading -- List of illustrations -- Index. Subjects; Erotic art. Art �rotique.… Leer más

Distributed by W.W. Norton, 1986-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. . Heavily aged / worn / yellowed. Pages 35-72 are detached, but still present. Covers have crease marks.\r\n

Distributed by W.W. Norton. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($9.95 price intact). Published by Oxford University Press, 1972. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. COvers have shelf wear with a few nicks and a crease on front top left corner. Publisher's mark on bottom of page ends. 286 pages. ISBN: 0500201218. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.