| Description |
xix, 603 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1 Introduction. Ch. 1. Living with art -- Ch. 2. What is art? -- Ch. 3. Themes of art -- Pt. 2. The vocabulary of art. Ch. 4. The visual elements -- Ch. 5. Principles of design -- Pt. 3. Two-dimensional media. Ch. 6. Drawing -- Ch. 7. Painting -- Ch. 8. Prints -- Ch. 9. Camera arts -- Ch. 10. Graphic design and illustration -- Pt. 4. Three-dimensional media. Ch. 11. Sculpture and installation -- Ch. 12. Crafts -- Ch. 13. Architecture -- Pt. 5. Arts in time. Ch. 14. Ancient Mediterranean worlds -- Ch. 15. Christianity and the formation of Europe -- Ch. 16. The Renaissance -- Ch. 17. The 17th and 18th centuries -- Ch. 18. Arts of Islam and of Africa -- Ch. 19. Arts of East Asia : India, China, and Japan -- Ch. 20. Arts of the Pacific and of the Americas -- Ch. 21. The modern world : 1800-1945 -- Ch. 22. Art since 1945 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 576-578) and index |
| Subject |
Art appreciation.
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| Author |
Gilbert, Rita, 1942-
Gilbert's living with art
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| LC no. |
2006936650 |
| ISBN |
9780073190761 paperback |
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9780071101806 paperback intl. edition |
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0071101802 paperback intl. edition |
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