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The Oxford companion to Western art

Title
The Oxford companion to Western art / edited by Hugh Brigstocke.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
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TextNo restrictions *R-ART N33 .O923 2001Schwarzman Building - Art Reference Room 300

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Brigstocke, Hugh.
Description
xvii, 820 pages, [48] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits; 29 cm
Summary
This book has over 2500 entries, alphabetically arranged. Almost half of them cover artists, from classical times to the 20th century. Other entries discuss art styles and movements, art forms (such as battle painting, caricature, or stained glass), specialist terms, and materials and techniques in all media. There is a strong emphasis on location as a focus for art; not only are there regional and cultural surveys, but also entries on specific places of importance such as Urbino or Nancy. In addition, entries on museums and galleries are arranged under the their city headword so that the reader can easily survey the major sites within a particular locality, such as New York, Boston, or Madrid. Rather than focusing on a limited number of individual patrons, this volume has entries on towns and cities as centres of patronage and collecting - such as Nuremberg, Dresden, or Prague.
Alternative Title
Western art
Subjects
Genre/Form
Dictionaries.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
List of contents -- Introduction -- List of illustrations -- List of advisory editors and contributors -- Thematic list of entries -- List of abbreviations -- Note to the Reader -- A-Z entries, including 49 feature articles -- Index of people -- Picture credits.
Call Number
N33
ISBN
  • 0198662033
  • 9780198662037
LCCN
2002265087
OCLC
45828834
Title
The Oxford companion to Western art / edited by Hugh Brigstocke.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Publisher description
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Brigstocke, Hugh.
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*R-ART N33 .O923 2001
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