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Heinrich Wölfflin: Principles of Art History
Page references are to the Dover Publications paperback edition, 1950.
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List of illustrations

Lacunae

Brief bibliography

Ologies

Introduction
Frontispiece - page 5 Pages 9 - 12
Pages 6 - 8 Pages 13 - 17

Chapter 1 Linear and painterly
Pages 18 - 23 Pages 32 - 38 Pages 47 - 50 Pages 63 - 72
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Chapter 2 Plane and recession
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Chapter 3 Closed and open form
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Chapter 4 Multiplicity and unity
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Chapter 5 Clearness and unclearness
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