This title was first published in 2000: This study examines the ways in which very different visual fields might be said to have shared certain working assumptions concerning the truth of representation. It concentrates particularly on prints.
Introduction 1 The testimony of the eyes 2 Material evidence: delineation as knowledge 3 Recording the Gothic: art and information 4 Ordering the realm: costume books and social understanding 5 The working scene and the visual arts 6 Turner's challenge: perception and the creation of meaning Conclusion
