Cena: |
790 din
(Predmet nije aktivan)
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Stanje: | Nekorišćen |
Garancija: | Ne |
Isporuka: | Pošta |
Plaćanje: | Tekući račun (pre slanja) |
Grad: |
Novi Sad, Novi Sad |
ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1997
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani
U vrlo dobrom stanju, nekorišćena
Paperback: 168 pages
Publisher: Vintage Books; Vintage Books ed. edition (1 July 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0679764895
ISBN-13: 978-0679764892
Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 1.3 x 20.4 cm
Pronged ants, horned humans, a landscape carved on a fruit pit--some of the displays in David Wilson`s Museum of Jurassic Technology are hoaxes. But which ones? As he guides readers through an intellectual hall of mirrors, Lawrence Weschler revisits the 16th-century `wonder cabinets` that were the first museums and compels readers to examine the imaginative origins of both art and science. Illustrations.
New Yorker staff writer Weschler probes into L.A.`s highly unusual Museum of Jurassic Technology in this NBCC finalist.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From the Inside Flap
Pronged ants, horned humans, a landscape carved on a fruit pit--some of the displays in David Wilson`s Museum of Jurassic Technology are hoaxes. But which ones? As he guides readers through an intellectual hall of mirrors, Lawrence Weschler revisits the 16th-century `wonder cabinets` that were the first museums and compels readers to examine the imaginative origins of both art and science. Illustrations.
About the Author
Lawrence Weschler was for over twenty years (1981-2002) a staff writer at The New Yorker, where his work shuttled between political tragedies and cultural comedies. He is a two-time winner of the George Polk Award and was also a recipient of Lannan Literary Award. his nonfiction book Mr. Wilson`s Cabinet of Wonder was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award.