Abell, Catharine: Art and Aesthetic Appreciation by Description

_British Journal of Aesthetics_. forthcomingWhile perceptual experience seems necessary for appreciating some artworks, it is not necessary for appreciating others. We must arguably see a painting or a reproduction of it if we are to appreciate it and listen to a performance or recording of a work of music if we are to appreciate it. However, there are some artworks the appreciation of which does not require us to perceive them or recordings, reproductions or copies of them. Descriptions of the