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The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Herbert Read
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By (author) Nikos Stangos
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Series | World of Art |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:384 | Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 150 |
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Category/Genre | The arts - general issues Art History |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780500202746
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Classifications | Dewey:703.21 |
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Audience | General | Professional & Vocational | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | Undergraduate | |
Edition |
Revised, expanded and updated edition
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Illustrations |
426 Illustrations, black and white
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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Imprint |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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Publication Date |
12 September 1994 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This dictionary provides comprehensive information on the fine arts, with entries on paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, and the artists who have made them, throughout the world. It covers historical styles and movements in the arts, and contains entries on techniques, materials and terms, as well as on the major writers whose ideas have influenced the course of art and the work of artists. This revised and updated edition contains more than 2500 entries, over 200 entries having been added to those in the previous edition.
Author Biography
Sir Herbert Edward Read, (1893-1968) was an English anarchist poet, and critic of literature and art. He was one of the earliest English writers to take notice of existentialism, and was strongly influenced by proto-existentialist thinker Max Stirner.
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