This essential guide features individual entries of exceptional frames from the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. An essay by Steven Starling charts the development and stylistic history of frames, referencing examples included in the catalogue. Additionally, Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset's foundational essay illuminates the large, broader conceptual issues associated with the subject. The book includes a glossary of terms and an extensive, interdisciplinary bibliography.

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PublisherArt Institute of Chicago

Print publication date January 1986 (out of print)

Print ISBN 9780865590625

EISBN 9780300234008

Illustrations 112 illus.

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