The Full-Length Mirror: A Global Visual History

by Wu Hung

Beautifully illustrated, a stirring and wide-ranging reflection on art, technology, culture--and the full-length mirror.

This book tells two stories about the full-length mirror. One story, through time and space, crisscrosses the globe to introduce a broad range of historical actors: kings and slaves, artists and writers, merchants and craftsmen, courtesans, and commoners. The other story explores the connections among objects, painting,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789146100
• ISBN13: 9781789146103
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 8.5"