Seeing the Insane
by Gilman, Sander L
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- Paperback
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 080327064X
- ISBN 13
- 9780803270640
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About This Item
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1996. Oversize Paperback. Near Fine. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 8 7/8""w x 12""h. 254 pages. ""Seeing the Insane is a richly detailed cultural history of madness and art in the Western world, showing how the portrayal of stereotypes has both reflected and shaped the perception and treatment of the mentally disturbed. Covering the Middle Ages through the end of the nineteenth century, Sander L. Gilman explores the depictions of mental illness as seen in manuscripts, sculptures, lithographs, and photography.""
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- Title
- Seeing the Insane
- Author
- Gilman, Sander L
- Format/Binding
- Oversize Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 080327064X
- ISBN 13
- 9780803270640
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Place of Publication
- Lincoln, NE
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- XL
- Keywords
- Mental illness, Visual History, Intolerance, Deviance, Cruelty, Stereotypes, madness, cultural History, Western art, Mentally Disturbed, manuscripts, woodcuts, engravings, drawings, paintings, sculpture, Lithographs, Photographs
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