The Oxford dictionary of art

By Chilvers, Ian

Publishers Summary:
"The Oxford Dictionary of Art is the unrivalled one-volume guide to the art of the Western world. It provides a careful balance of fact and critical appraisal, ranging across painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts from classical times to the present. Almost 3,500 entries provide the reader with readily accessible information, written in succinct and readable prose, about styles, techniques, collections, artists, and critics. Ideal for students, picture researchers, and art lovers in general."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN
978-0-19860-476-1
Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on December 1, 2004

Gr 9-Up Chilvers provides more than 3000 concise, lucid entries in this second revision of Harold Osborne's one-volume dictionary, which first appeared in 1988. A preface explains the scope: "-Western and Western-inspired painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing from ancient times to the present day," with the qualification that no artists born after 1965 have their own headings. An introductory list of entries, organized geographically and c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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