The Bloomsbury Guide to Art by Shearer West

The Bloomsbury Guide to Art by Shearer West

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A comprehensive, up-to-date survey of the history of art and architecture. The structure combines over 4000 detailed A-Z entries with a series of contextual essays. The dictionary entries cover: individual artists, terminology, significant works of art, subjects and symbols, and artistic movements.

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The Bloomsbury Guide to Art by Shearer West

This is a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of the history of art and architecture. Its structure combines over 4000 detailed A-Z entries with a series of contextual essays, which include subjects such as: the art of the ancient world; medieval architecture; the Renaissance; 17th-century court art; approaching non-European art; representations of women; modernism and postmodernism; and American and Mexican art. The dictionary entries cover: individual artists, terminology, significant works of art, subjects and symbols, and artistic movements.
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ISBN 13 9780747525622
ISBN 10 0747525625
Title The Bloomsbury Guide to Art
Author Shearer West
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 1996-08-22
Number of pages 800
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