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035			_a(OCoLC)1112379391 _z(OCoLC)1085204012 _z(OCoLC)1107681672
035			_a(coutts)cts23448659
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050		4	_aN8217 .B56 _bM677 2019
100	1		_aMorris, Desmond,
245	1	0	_aPostures : _bbody language in art / _cDesmond Morris.
264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York, New York : _bThames & Hudson, _c2019.
264		4	_c©2019.
300			_a319 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color) ; _c25 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (page 308) and index.
505	0		_aGreetings -- Blessings -- Status -- Insults -- Threats -- Distress -- Self-protection -- The erotic -- At rest.
520			_aExamining 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.
650		0	_aBody language in art _xHistory.
650		0	_aBody language in art _xSocial aspects.
650		0	_aArt and society.
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