BOUVIER (Nicolas). The Body, Mirror of the World. A Journey - Lot 45

BOUVIER (Nicolas). The Body, Mirror of the World. A Journey Through Nicolas Bouvier’s Imaginary Museum. Geneva, Éditions Zoé, n.d. Square quarto, paperback, with a color-illustrated cover. Edited by Pierre Starobinski, with an introduction by Jean Starobinski, this volume presents Nicolas Bouvier’s “imaginary museum” through a vast selection of images collected during his travels and iconographic research. A rich collection of images devoted to representations of the body across cultures, blending Western and Eastern arts, anatomy, beliefs, symbols, popular imagery, and iconographic traditions. A unique publication at the intersection of art history, anthropology, and Nicolas Bouvier’s work as a traveler. ISBN 2-88182-414-5. Good copy, with a few slight signs of wear.

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