Concise Dictionary of Art Terms - 2nd ed

Informationen zum Autor Michael Clarke is Director of the National Gallery of Scotland, and was awarded the CBE in 2009. His books include The Tempting Prospect: A Social History of English Watercolours and Corot and the Art of Landscape (both published by the British Museum Press). Klappentext Over 1,900 entries provide succinct and accessible explanations of a variety of terms used in art, covering materials, techniques, styles, and periods. From abstract expressionism to Renaissance, batik to zincograph, this dictionary will help you navigate the wide variety of terms used in the art world. Zusammenfassung Over 1,900 entries provide succinct and accessible explanations of a variety of terms used in art, covering materials, techniques, styles, and periods. From abstract expressionism to Renaissance, batik to zincograph, this dictionary will help you navigate the wide variety of terms used in the art world.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Clarke, Michael ( Clarke, Michael (Director of the National Gallery of Scotland) Clarke, Clarke Michael
• Assisted by: Deborah Clarke (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.07.2010
• EAN: 9780199569922
• ISBN: 978-0-19-956992-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 200 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Oxford Quick Reference; Oxford Quick Reference
• Subjects: Education and learning; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; ART / Techniques / General, ART / History / General, ART / Reference, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Art techniques & principles, Reference works, The Arts: techniques and principles