Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists

Informationen zum Autor 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 of the principal consultants for the Oxford Children's Encyclopedia. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Classified List of Entries A-Z Dictionary

Product details

• Authors: Ian Chilvers, Ian ( Chilvers, Ian (Freelance writer and editor) Chilvers, Chilvers Ian
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.03.2009
• EAN: 9780199532940
• ISBN: 978-0-19-953294-0
• No. of pages: 720
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 40 mm
• Series: Oxford Quick Reference; Oxford Quick Reference; Oxford Paperback Reference
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Nachschlagewerke, ART / History / General, ART / Reference, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Reference works