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The origins of monsters : image and cognition in the first age of mechanical reproduction

by David Wengrow

This study explores the origins of composite monsters in ancient art, tracing their rise alongside early cities and trade networks. Examining civilisations from Mesopotamia to China, it analyses how historical and cognitive factors have shaped the visual imagination.

Accession 11675 ISBN 9780691159041 Publisher Princeton University Press
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