The Magic of Mirrors

Author: Sun Dongxu
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: The book began writing in the summer of 1977. At first, the author planned to focus on the section "Art and Mirrors," but the editor requested the addition of more chapters on the relationship between architectural spaces and mirrors. As a result, several sections were later redistributed from this part. Actually, the author had previously studied art history and some glass history. Therefore, the author considered discussing the architectural space theory by combining the physical development history of mirrors with the functional aspects of mirrors in the spiritual realm, and also addressed the artistic side closely related to human psychology, merging the two into a cultural history of mirror culture. Thus, the writing focus must be placed on the cultural history aspect and the art history aspect. The book is organized according to the functions and attributes of mirrors, starting from a cultural history perspective, with the development history of mirrors as the main thread, and the language expression is as simple and easy to understand as possible, and was finally completed. The book began writing in the summer of 1977. At first, the author planned to focus on the section "Art and Mirrors," but the editor requested the addition of more chapters on the relationship between architectural spaces and mirrors. As a result, several sections were later redistributed from this part. Actually, the author had previously studied art history and some glass history. Therefore, the author considered discussing the architectural space theory by combining the physical development history of mirrors with the functional aspects of mirrors in the spiritual realm, and also addressed the artistic side closely related to human psychology, merging the two into a cultural history of mirror culture. Thus, the writing focus must be placed on the cultural history aspect and the art history aspect. The book is organized according to the functions and attributes of mirrors, starting from a cultural history perspective, with the development history of mirrors as the main thread, and the language expression is as simple and easy to understand as possible, and was finally completed.