The handy art history answer book /
Dickerson, Madelynn,
The handy art history answer book / art history answer book. Madelynn Dickerson. - x, 294 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. - Handy ... answer book. . - Handy answer book series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Art principles and history -- Art of the ancient world, 5000 b.c.e.-400 c.e. -- The medieval world, c. 400-1300 -- The early modern world, c. 1300-1600 -- Baroque and beyond, c. 1600-1850 -- From the industrial revolution to World War I, c. 1850-1914 -- The modern world during and after the world wars, c. 1914-1960 -- Contemporary art, 1960s-present.
"The major art pieces, most important artists, and significant artistic movements from 35,000 BCE to today are collected together in this easy to read resource on art history. Continuing in the tradition of the standout Handy Answer Book reference series, this book not only the covers the development of Western art, but also the history of art across the globe. An overview of art--its history, techniques, materials, forms, colors, style, the nature of artistic expression, and how to look at art--is followed by examinations of the main periods and movements of art history. The book both explains and shows important elements, influences, artists, and masterworks of era and the world events and cultures that influenced and changed them through nearly 150 color images of indispensable masterworks. This accessible and entertaining resource for readers with a casual interest in art history as well as industry professionals also includes a glossary of terms to demystify jargon and explain theory"--
9781578594177 (pbk.) 1578594170 (pbk.)
Independent Pub Group, 814 N Franklin st, Chicago, IL, USA, 60610, (312)3370747 SAN 201-2936
2013000153
016280606 Uk
Art--History--Miscellanea.
N5303 / .D53 2013
The handy art history answer book / art history answer book. Madelynn Dickerson. - x, 294 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. - Handy ... answer book. . - Handy answer book series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Art principles and history -- Art of the ancient world, 5000 b.c.e.-400 c.e. -- The medieval world, c. 400-1300 -- The early modern world, c. 1300-1600 -- Baroque and beyond, c. 1600-1850 -- From the industrial revolution to World War I, c. 1850-1914 -- The modern world during and after the world wars, c. 1914-1960 -- Contemporary art, 1960s-present.
"The major art pieces, most important artists, and significant artistic movements from 35,000 BCE to today are collected together in this easy to read resource on art history. Continuing in the tradition of the standout Handy Answer Book reference series, this book not only the covers the development of Western art, but also the history of art across the globe. An overview of art--its history, techniques, materials, forms, colors, style, the nature of artistic expression, and how to look at art--is followed by examinations of the main periods and movements of art history. The book both explains and shows important elements, influences, artists, and masterworks of era and the world events and cultures that influenced and changed them through nearly 150 color images of indispensable masterworks. This accessible and entertaining resource for readers with a casual interest in art history as well as industry professionals also includes a glossary of terms to demystify jargon and explain theory"--
9781578594177 (pbk.) 1578594170 (pbk.)
Independent Pub Group, 814 N Franklin st, Chicago, IL, USA, 60610, (312)3370747 SAN 201-2936
2013000153
016280606 Uk
Art--History--Miscellanea.
N5303 / .D53 2013