Reference Classic: Secret Language of Art
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Reference Classic: Secret Language of Art by Sarah Carr-Gomm
Divided by theme into five chapters, this title include Classic Myth and Legend; The Bible and the Life of Christ; Saints and their Miracles; History; and Literature and the Arts. It provides a guide to the key figures, themes, events, symbols and emblems of Western painting - with detailed commentaries on 75 great paintings.
Sarah Carr-Gomm studied History of Art at the University of East Anglia and took an MA in the Renaissanceat Birbeck College, University of London. She was head of Art History at Mander Portman Woodward college, one of London's leading tutorial colleges, from 1976 until 1988. In 1983 she founded Art History Abroad, a company which organises educational courses in Europe. Jennifer Speake, M.Phil. (Oxon), author of the commentaries in chapters two and three, is a writer, editor and lexicographer. Her publications include The Dent Dictionary of Symbols in Christian Art and The Encyclopedia of the Renaissance (with Thomas G. Bergin).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844838592 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844838595 |
| Title | Reference Classic: Secret Language of Art |
| Author | Sarah Carr Gomm |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Watkins Media Limited |
| Year published | 2009-11-26 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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