One of the most significant developments in the study of works of art over the past generation has been a shift in focus from the works themselves to the viewer's experience of them and the relation of that experience both to the works in question and to other aspects of cultural life. The ten essays written for this volume address the experience of art in early modern Europe and approach it from a variety of methodological perspectives: concerns range from the relation between its perceptual and significative dimensions to the ways in which its discursive formation anticipates but does not...

Rescue Me is a book of mystery, intrigue and adventure. Lady Bird is a lovable, manipulative bloodhound who is surrendered to an animal rescue. The rescue believes that she is a search and rescue dog and advertises her as such. Dave has her transported over hundreds of miles to WV. He determines that she can trail but does not have the experience to determine the extent of her training in human remains detection. He asks Maryln to give her opinion on Lady's ability to be a cadaver dog. Lady Bird and Dave travel to Indiana where Maryln is testing search and rescue dogs. In her work with Lady...