Eyewitnessing: The Uses of Images as Historical Evidence

by Peter Burke

Book Overview

Eyewitnessing evaluates the place and potency of images among other kinds of historical evidence. By reviewing the many varieties of images across region, period, and medium, and by looking at the pragmatic uses of images (from the Bayeux Tapestry to an engraving of a printing press or a reconstruction of a building), Peter Burke illuminates the damaging consequences of our assumption that these practical uses are reflections of specific historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789140617
• ISBN13: 9781789140613
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.8"