Memoirs of the blind : the self-portrait and other ruins
Jacques Derrida (Author), Musée du Louvre
An exploration of issues of vision, blindness, self-representation, and their relation to drawing, which offers detailed readings of a collection of images from the prints and drawings department of the Louvre. The works under consideration depict blindness--fictional, historical, and biblical
x, 141 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
9780226143071, 9780226143088, 0226143074, 0226143082
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Translators' Preface
Memoirs of the Blind: The Self-Portrait and Other Ruins
List of Illustrations
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Drawing Philosophy, Visual perception, Blind in art, Aesthetics
French ed. originally published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Louvre Museum, Paris, Oct. 26, 1990-Jan. 21, 1991