| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 694 pages) |
| Series |
Oxford paperback reference |
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Oxford paperback reference.
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| Summary |
Covers Western art from the ancient Greeks to the present day. Contains over 2,500 clear and concise entries on styles and movements, materials and techniques, and museums and galleries. 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). Also contains entries on periods and movements, including the Classical period, the Renaissance, Impressionism, the Ash-can School, and Cubism, as well as techniques and styles such as encaustic painting, encarnado, lithography, cabinet painting, and blot drawing |
| Notes |
Current online version: 2012 |
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Previous edition: published as The Oxford dictionary of art. 2004 |
| Subject |
Art -- Dictionaries.
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Artists -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Oxford University Press.
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| ISBN |
0191727636 |
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019953294X (print) |
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9780191727634 |
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9780199532940 (print) |
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