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1. Are images vital sources of historical knowledge that have been insufficiently exploited?
 
images as sources Lynn Hunt, 5-31-03, 5:48 PM
RE: images as sources Wayne Hanley, 6-6-03, 9:29 AM
RE: Images as Sources (June 22, 2003) Barbara Day-Hickman, 6-22-03, 4:40 PM
reading images Lynn Hunt, 6-23-03, 10:44 PM
historical knowledge Vivian Cameron, 7-5-03,
5:15 PM
Some belated comments Warren Roberts, 7-9-03,
10:53 AM
A postscript Warren Roberts 7-9-03, 11:28 AM
More on images as sources Joan B. Landes, 7-12-03,
2:33 PM
RE: More on images as sources Vivian Cameron
7-26-03, 4:22 PM

Subject: images as sources
Posted By: Lynn Hunt
Date Posted: 5-31-03, 5:48 PM

Historians have recently paid more attention to images though most of us still use them primarily as illustrations rather than interrogating them for the specific kinds of information they can provide. The problem with using images is that it is not self-evident how to interpret them. As with paintings, engravings have to be read in terms of their history of themes, symbols, and repertories of representation. And engravings present the special problem of anonymity. Even when “authorship” (itself a tricky concept when prints are concerned) is known, information about the designers and printmakers is often very sketchy. This seems therefore an ideal place for collaborative work!
 
 
 
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