Beyond Vision: Essays on the Perception of Art

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"Beyond Vision" is a collection of essays on art by Pavel Florensky (1882-1937), Russian philosopher, priest, linguist, scientist, mathematician - and art historian. In addition to seven essays by Florensky, the book includes a biographical introduction and an examination of Florensky's contribution as an art historian by Nicoletta Misler. "Beyond Vision" reveals Florensky's fundamental attitudes to the vital questions of construction, composition, chronology, function and destination in the fields of painting, sculpture and design.

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Post-structural writing this is not and thats where its freshness lies. * Modern Painters *
a welcome addition to the growing literature on this fascinating thinker. * Slavic and East European Journal *
Lets hope that Mislers fine work becomes standard reading . . . * Slavonica *
many surprises to be found in this collection of essays . . . Quirky, passionate and always interesting * Slavic and East European Journal *

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Nicoletta Misler (Anthology Editor)
Nicoletta Misler is Professor in the Department of Eastern European Studies at the Istituto Universitario Orientale, Naples.

Pavel Florensky (Author)
Pavel Florensky was a true polymath: trained in mathematics and philosophy at Moscow University, he was also an expert linguist, scientist and art historian. A victim of the Soviet governments animosity towards religion, he was condemned to a Siberian labour camp in 1933 where he continued his work under increasingly difficult circumstances. He was executed in 1937.

Wendy Salmond (Translator)
Wendy Salmond is Head of the Art History program at Chapman University, Orange, California.