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The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Ian Chilvers
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Description for The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Paperback. This best-selling dictionary contains over 2,500 succinct entries covering Western art from the ancient Greeks to the present day. It includes biographical entries, styles and movements, materials and techniques, and museums and galleries. Engaging, informative, and up-to-date, it is an invaluable guide to art in the Western world. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: AC; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 50. Weight in Grams: 518.
Covering Western art from the ancient Greeks to the present day, this best-selling and authoritative dictionary is more wide-ranging than any comparable reference work. It contains over 2,500 clear and concise entries on styles and movements, materials and techniques, and museums and galleries. It also includes biographical entries for artists, critics, collectors, dealers, and patrons, with places and full dates of birth and death (in many instances correcting misinformation that has found its way into other sources). For this new edition, entries have been thoroughly revised and updated, and more than fifty new entries have been added, for example ... Read more
Covering Western art from the ancient Greeks to the present day, this best-selling and authoritative dictionary is more wide-ranging than any comparable reference work. It contains over 2,500 clear and concise entries on styles and movements, materials and techniques, and museums and galleries. It also includes biographical entries for artists, critics, collectors, dealers, and patrons, with places and full dates of birth and death (in many instances correcting misinformation that has found its way into other sources). For this new edition, entries have been thoroughly revised and updated, and more than fifty new entries have been added, for example ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Oxford Quick Reference
Condition
New
Weight
519g
Number of Pages
720
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199532940
SKU
V9780199532940
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About Ian Chilvers
Ian Chilvers is a freelance writer and editor. He edited The Oxford Dictionary of Art, co-edited The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, and is co-author of the forthcoming A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art. He has also contributed to many other reference books, including the Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects and Grove Dictionary of Art, and he is one ... Read more
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