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Category : Art
Languages : en
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The Dictionary of Art
Author: The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art
Author: Joan M. MarterPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195335791
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 3140
Book Description
Arranged in alphabetical order, these 5 volumes encompass the history of the cultural development of America with over 2300 entries.
The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art
Author: Gerald W. R. WardPublisher:
ISBN: 0195313917
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
"The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques deals with all aspects of materials, techniques, conservation, and restoration in both traditional and nontraditional media, including ceramics, sculpture, metalwork, painting, works on paper, textiles, video, digital art, and more. Drawing upon the expansive scholarship in The Dictionary of Art and adding new entries, this work is a comprehensive reference resource for artists, art dealers, collectors, curators, conservators, students, researchers, and scholars." "Similar in design to The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts, this one-volume reference work contains articles of various lengths in alphabetical order. The shorter, more factual articles are combined with larger, multi-section articles tracing the development of materials and techniques in various geographical locations. The Encyclopedia provides unparalleled scope and depth, and it offers fully updated articles and bibliography as well as over 150 illustrations and color plates." "The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques offers scholarly information on materials and techniques in art for anyone who studies, creates, collects, or deals in works of art. The entries are written to be accessible to a wide range of readers, and the work is designed as a reliable and convenient resource covering this essential area in the visual arts."
The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture: Macedonia to Zygouries
Author: Gordon CampbellPublisher:
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Category : Architecture, Classical
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Arranged alphabetically, entries trace the development of the art forms in classical civilizations such as ancient Greece and Rome.
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture
Author: Colum HourihanePublisher:
ISBN: 0195395360
Category : Architecture, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 4064
Book Description
This volume offers unparalleled coverage of all aspects of art and architecture from medieval Western Europe, from the 6th century to the early 16th century. Drawing upon the expansive scholarship in the celebrated 'Grove Dictionary of Art' and adding hundreds of new entries, it offers students, researchers and the general public a reliable, up-to-date, and convenient resource covering this field of major importance in the development of Western history and international art and architecture.
The Grove Dictionary of Art
Author: Jane TurnerPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780333749395
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 32600
Book Description
The Grove Dictionary of Art is available for collectors in a limited-edition leather binding. Only 250 sets will ever be made, each hand-tooled in the finest dark green Chieftain leather by one of the UK's most prestigious binders, with 24-carat gilt edging and marbled end-papers. Each set is individually numbered and signed by The Dictionary's original editor, Jane Turner. A resource for both art and cultural studies, the Dictionary serves as a unique guide to all the visual arts: painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, drawing, printmaking, as well as the decorative arts. The Dictionary ranges far both geographically and historically; it features unparalleled coverage of Africa, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and Mongolia, China, India, the Islamic world, Japan, Korea, Native North America, Pacific and Aboriginal Australia, Pre-Columbian America, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, the Ancient Near East, and Ancient Rome. Providing depth as well as breadth, The Dictionary of Art examines important art forms and key issues of design, taste, function, and patronage, illuminating them in light of the cultural context in which they developed.
The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art
Author: Gordon CampbellPublisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
This encyclopedia covers all aspects of Northern Renaissance art ranging from artists, architecture, and patrons, to the cities and centres of production vital to the flourishing of art in this period.
The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Author: Ian ChilversPublisher:
ISBN: 019953294X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
The Grove Dictionary of Art
Author: Jane TurnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dictionnaire Critique Et Documentaire Des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs & Graveurs de Tous Les Temps Et de Tous Les Pays: D-K
Author: Emmanuel BénézitPublisher:
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Category : Artists
Languages : fr
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