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02349aam a2200325 i 4500 001 CFAD33C8471C11EA8C4E586797128E48 003 SILO 005 20200204010450 008 190606t20192019enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0500022615 020 $a 9780500022610 035 $a (OCoLC)1112379391 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d ERASA $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCF $d SINLB $d MNX $d YDX $d UAB $d JQW $d SILO 050 4 $a N8217 B56 M67 2019 100 1 $a Morris, Desmond $e author. 245 10 $a Postures : $b body language in art / $c Desmond Morris. 264 1 $a London ; $b Thames & Hudson, $c 2019. 300 $a 319 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 308) and index. 520 $a Examining the body language displayed in works of art is a whole new way of looking at art. The gestures portrayed can reflect the mores of a particular period in history, the customs of a certain culture or a fashion in artistic styles. Exploring these with masterful subtlety, celebrated artist and anthropologist Desmond Morris uncovers fascinating insights about changing social attitudes and conventions through history and around the world, finding surprising similarities as well as now rarely used gestures. Morris selects a number of key gestures, such as the handshake, the pointed foot, or the glove-slap, and groups them by the message they are intended to convey, such as Greetings, Status and Threats. He discusses the previously unconsidered symbolism behind these. What is understood as a gang sign today may have borne a more enigmatic meaning for Botticelli. And what did Napoleon's hidden hand really mean? 'Postures: Body Language in Art' uniquely combines the author's expertise in both art and social science, so that even the most familiar paintings are suddenly seen in a new light. 505 0 $a Greetings -- Blessings -- Status -- Insults -- Threats -- Distress -- Self-protection -- The erotic -- At rest. 650 0 $a Body language in art $x History. 650 0 $a Body language in art $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Art and society. 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317020721.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20200502010151.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200303021930.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CFAD33C8471C11EA8C4E586797128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search