Otto Pacht

This account examines the format and style of book illumination, explaining the basic vocabulary and concepts that are needed to understand this art form. The author offers insights into the fundament...

Otto Pacht's studies of the Early Netherlandish painters are the fruit of a lifetime's research. This work is based on his lectures as Professor of Art History at the University of Vienna. The author ...

This is the English version of Otto Pacht's text on art history. His approach to art history is shaped by his conviction that visual art, like music, can express ideas in its own medium that no other ...