This essayĬoncerns itself with just such a point of encounter, focusing upon the Potentially dynamic site for the production of meaning. Pointing instead to the encounter between word and image as a Literature and the plastic arts together as equivalent operations, Resistant to the notion of a master theory of signs that would embrace The construction of critical discourse on art and literature since theĮighteenth century, yet his comments can prove equally productive forĬonsidering critical approaches to early modern drama.

Struggle for dominance between pictorial and linguistic signs, eachĬlaiming for itself certain proprietary rights on a 'nature' 'The history of culture is in part the story of a protracted Mitchell turned hisĪttention to the interrelation of word and image, observing that: Some years ago the influential critic W.J.T.

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I’m happy to answer any questions and send more photos upon request. Please contact me before bidding or buying from abroad. Please see photos as they from part of the description of the book. D/W will be protected by transparent acid-free mylar sheet. Beautiful antiquarian hardback bound in rich red cloth.

Gold gilt lettering to spine and pictorial design, also in gilt, to front cover. Book: fine, small, neat inscription of previous owner’s name in ink to top right corner of FFEP, else clean and bright, minimal brushing to edges of covers, faint fading to very tips of edges, very mild tanning to text-block edges. D/W: VGC-, moderate chipping to top and bottom edges and at head and tail of spine, some tanning to lighter surfaces, else clean and bright. DESCRIPTION : Scarce antiquarian clothbound hardback with original D/W. Item: 334853138763 1ST EDITION English Inn Signs History of Signboards Larwood Hotten 1951 RARE HB.

English inn signs by Jacob Larwood