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Ways of Seeing

Paperback (01 Dec 1990)

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Publisher's Synopsis

"The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled" -- so opens John Berger's revolutionary million-copy bestseller on how to look at art

John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and the most influential books on art in any language. First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the Sunday Times critic commented: "This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by concentrating on how we look at paintings . . . he will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures." By now he has.

About the Publisher

Penguin Books

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Book information

ISBN: 9780140135152
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 701.18
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 166
Weight: 227g
Height: 197mm
Width: 133mm
Spine width: 13mm