Evolution in art : as illustrated by the life-histories of designs / By Alfred C. Haddon.

  • Alfred Cort Haddon
Date:
1895
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Credit: Evolution in art : as illustrated by the life-histories of designs / By Alfred C. Haddon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    II. The Decorative Transformation of Natural Ob- jects ...... 1. Physicomorp/is . . . . 2. BiomorphsJ A. RepreseiUatioii oj Absirad Ideas of Lifej B. Phyllomorphs: The Lotus and its Wanderingsj C. Zoo- morphsj D. Anthropomo7'phsj E. Bio- viorphic Pottery .... 3. Heteromorphs . . . . PAGE 118 118 126 192 The Reasons for which Objects are Decorated 200 I. Art . . II. Information . III. Wealth IV. Magic and Religion 1. Sympathetic Magic . 2. Totemism 3. Religion 4. Religious Symbolismj A. The Mea7iing and Distributio7t of the Fylfot; B. The Psychology of Symbolism . The Scientific Method of Studying Decorative Art ....... I. Application of Biological Deductions to Designs . II. The Geographical Distribution of Animals and of Designs . . . ... III. General Remarks on the Method of Study 200 203 222 235 235 250 267 275 306 308 319 331 Index 357
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