Bibliograph

The art of sketching, 400 years of travel diaries, Pascale Argod ; translator, Tom Corkett

Type

Label

The art of sketching, 400 years of travel diaries, Pascale Argod ; translator, Tom Corkett

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The art of sketching

Oclc number

907660818

Responsibility statement

Pascale Argod ; translator, Tom Corkett

Sub title

400 years of travel diaries

Summary

"Memories of other places, travel notebooks chronicle the experience of getting to know each other and ourselves. They have been companions of artists from Dürer to Philip Delord, going through the orientalists and explorers. The Art of Travel illustrates the great scientific and journalistic adventures in history, from the Egyptian campaign to the war in Iraq. It also explores more intimate territories, capturing the essence of our world to preserve the remembrance. Between text and image, this stunning collection travels through the centuries revealing the most beautiful pages of a very human adventure. Pascale Argod, who holds a PhD in information and communication sciences, is lecturer at the Bordeaux University. As member of a research group on cultural and visual studies, she does research on travel sketchbooks and travel diaries."--Publisher's website

Table Of Contents

A genre through history -- Hybridity in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries -- Artistic techniques -- Types of travel diary -- Travel diary artists

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