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Dictionaries
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Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art
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Call Number: REF N7560 .H34 1979 (ML)ISBN: 9780064333160Publication Date: 1979-08-01 -
The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture
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Containing over 6,000 entries from Aalto to Zwinger and written in a clear and concise style, this authoritative dictionary covers architectural history in detail, from ancient times to the present day. It also includes concise biographies of hundreds of architects from history (excludingliving persons), from Sir Francis Bacon and Imhotep to Liang Ssu-ch'eng and Francis Inigo Thomas. The text is complemented by over 260 beautiful and meticulous line drawings, labelled cross-sections, and diagrams. These include precise drawings of typical building features, making it easy forreaders to identify particular period styles. This third edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture has been extensively revised and expanded, with over 900 new entries including hundreds of definitions of garden and landscape terms such as Baroque garden, floral clock, hortus conclusus, and Zen garden-design. Each entry is followed by amini-bibliography, with suggestions for further reading. The full bibliography to the first edition (previously only available online) has also been fully updated and expanded, and incorporated into this new edition.This is an essential work of reference for anyone with an interest in architectural and garden history. With clear descriptions providing in-depth analysis, it is invaluable for students, professional architects, art historians, and anyone interested in architecture and garden design, and provides afascinating wealth of information for the general reader.
Call Number: REF NA 31 .C86 2015 (ML)ISBN: 9780199674985Publication Date: 2015-05-19
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The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of British Art
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Call Number: From Credo ReferenceISBN: 1849720150Publication Date: 1988 -
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists
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This extensively illustrated dictionary provides information on over 2,500 artists, paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, schools and movements throughout the world, including entries on contemporary art and artists, techniques, materials, terms, and writers who have influenced artists.
Call Number: From Credo ReferenceISBN: 0500202745Publication Date: 1994-09-17 -
Critical Terms for Art History
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Call Number: Online from Credo ReferenceISBN: 0226571688Publication Date: 2003-05-01
Biographical Dictionaries
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Contemporary Artists
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Call Number: REF N6490 .C6567 1983 (ML)ISBN: 9780312166434Publication Date: 1983-10-01 -
A to Z of American Women in the Visual Arts
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A reference to American women in the visual arts from the 18th to the 21st century. It includes photographers, architects, illustrators, craftspeople and folk artists as well as painters and sculptors. Over 130 essays present biographical information and emphasize the women's contributions.
Call Number: REF N 6505 .K59 2002 (CM,ML)ISBN: 9780816043972Publication Date: 2002-02-01 -
African American Art and Artists
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Drawing from historical and private collections around the country, Samella Lewis has gathered an impressive representation of the work of African American artists, from the 18th century to the present. For this edition she has provided a new chapter on art of the last decade. Handsomely and generously illustrated, this book reveals a rich legacy of work by African American painters, sculptors, and graphic artists. "Art historical scholarship is greatly advanced by Samella Lewis's African American Art and Artists in that it foregrounds the work of artists who have been influencing the texture of art in the United States during the last two decades of the 20th century. Throughout African American Art and Artists, Lewis interrogates the issue of identity by presenting the biographical sketch, which locates the individual artistic personality within a specific cultural background with its own peculiar dynamics, giving a face to two cities of Black American art. Without polemics Lewis presents women artists--Edmonia Lewis to Allison Saar--as principal players in constructing an African American visual arts legacy. Here Lewis sufficiently defines the visual arts in order that they may assume their rightful place alongside African American music, literature and folklore as cultural expressions that have helped to give American culture its distinct character."--from the foreword by Floyd Coleman, Harvard University.
Call Number: REF N6538.N5 L38 1994 (ML)ISBN: 9780520239296Publication Date: 1994-06-06 -
Artists from Latin American Cultures
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Latin Americans have long been relegated to the cultural background, obscured by the dominant European culture. This biographical dictionary profiles 75 artists from the United States and 13 nations of Central and South America and the Caribbean, including painters, sculptors, photographers, muralists, printmakers, installation artists, and performance artists. Some of their works recall pre-Columbian times; others confront the cultural imperialism of the U.S. over Latin America; and many explore how the dominant elements of culture can affect identities of class, gender, and sexuality. Profiled artists range from the renowned to the little-known: Frida Kahlo; Tina Modotti; Diego Rivera; Myrna Baez; Raquel Forner; Patrocino Barela; and many more. Color photographs are provided for many of the works. Each entry includes information about the artist's childhood, schooling, creative growth, and artistic styles and themes. Exemplary artworks and influences are described, along with a look at popular and critical responses. Supplemental features include artist cross references, a glossary of essential terms from the art world, and a number of vivid photos portraying the artists in their creative environments.
Call Number: REF N6502.5 .C657 2002 (ML)ISBN: 9780313315442Publication Date: 2002-10-30
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A Biographical Dictionary of Artists
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Containing 1,340 illustrated articles, A Biographical Dictionary of Artists provides an unparalleled guide to the figures who have dominated the visual art throughout the ages. International in scope and coverage, the book contains authoritative entries on non-Western artists as well as more familiar figures. Each article summarizes the development of an artists's style and important works against a background of relevant biographical information and assesses his or her lasting contribution to the arts.
Call Number: From Credo ReferenceISBN: 978-0-8160-3252-5Publication Date: 1995-09-01
Encyclopedias
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Encyclopedia of World Art
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A classic reference work. Subject matter consists of representational arts in the broadest sense, architecture, sculpture, painting, and other man-made objects with no limits as to time, place, or cultural environment.
Call Number: REF N 31 .E4833 (WO)Publication Date: 1969-1987 -
Schirmer Encyclopedia of Art
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This lavishly illustrated full-color encyclopedia provides a complete survey of world art, from prehistory to the present. More than 400 A-to-Z entries written by scholars and area specialists cover painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, movements and genres around the world--from Europe and Asia to South America and the Middle East.
Call Number: REF N31 .L3 2002 (CM)ISBN: 9780028654140Publication Date: 2001-11-05 -
Artists' and Illustratos' Encyclopedia
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Call Number: REF N33 .Q5 1977 (ML)ISBN: 0070510636Publication Date: 1977-12-01
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Encyclopedia of American Folk Art
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For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of American Folk Art web site. This is the first comprehensive, scholarly study of a most fascinating aspect of American history and culture. Generously illustrated with both black and white and full-color photos, this A-Z encyclopedia covers every aspect of American folk art, encompassing not only painting, but also sculpture, basketry, ceramics, quilts, furniture, toys, beadwork, and more, including both famous and lesser-known genres. Containing more than 600 articles, this unique reference considers individual artists, schools, artistic, ethnic, and religious traditions, and heroes who have inspired folk art. An incomparable resource for general readers, students, and specialists, it will become essential for anyone researching American art, culture, and social history.
Call Number: From Credo ReferenceISBN: 0415929865Publication Date: 2003-12-17 -
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Universal Principles of Art
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A follow-up to Rockport Publishers' best-selling Universal Principles of Design, a new volume will present one hundred principles, fundamental ideas and approaches to making art, that will guide, challenge and inspire any artist to make better, more focused art.Universal Principles of Art serves as a wealth of prompts, hints, insights and roadmaps that will open a world of possibilities and provide invaluable keys to both understanding art works and generating new ones. Respected artist John A. Parks will explore principles that involve both techniques and concepts in art-making, covering everything from the idea of beauty to glazing techniques to geometric ideas in composition to minimalist ideology. Techniques are simple, direct and easily followed by any artist at any level. This incredibly detailed reference book is the standard for artists, historians, educators, professionals and students who seek to broaden and improve their art expertise.
Call Number: From EbscoHost eBook Academic CollectionISBN: 9781631590306Publication Date: 2014-11-15
Materials and Techniques
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The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art
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The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques deals with all aspects of materials, techniques, conservation, and restoration in both traditional and nontraditional media, including ceramics, sculpture, metalwork, painting, works on paper, textiles, video, digital art, and more. Drawingupon the expansive scholarship in The Dictionary of Art and adding new entries, this work is a comprehensive reference resource for artists, art dealers, collectors, curators, conservators, students, researchers, and scholars. Similar in design to The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts, this one-volume reference work contains articles of various lengths in alphabetical order. The shorter, more factual articles are combined with larger, multi-section articles tracing the development of materials and techniques invarious geographical locations. The Encyclopedia provides unparalleled scope and depth, and it offers fully updated articles and bibliography as well as over 150 illustrations and color plates. The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques offers scholarly information on materials and techniques in art for anyone who studies, creates, collects, or deals in works of art. The entries are written to be accessible to a wide range of readers, and the work is designed as a reliable andconvenient resource covering this essential area in the visual arts.
Call Number: REF N 8510 .G76 2008 (ML)ISBN: 9780195313918Publication Date: 2008-10-06 -
The Painter's Dictionary of Materials and Methods
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Call Number: REF ND 1505 .T38 1971 (ML)ISBN: 0823013359Publication Date: 1971-01-01
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Computer Graphics Companion
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The Computer Graphics Companion offers a comprehensive collection of articles written by selected specialists and spanning a wide range of topics and applications in computer graphics. It brings together all the articles related to computer graphics included in the Encyclopedia of Computer Science along with further material, unique to this companion volume. Additional articles on colour and design are included as well professional profiles and web resources. Enhanced with a section of colour illustrations, the book gives a general introduction to computer graphics, software, hardware, design, colour and image processing and then focuses on key application areas: Entertainment covering areas such as animation, movies and games Science and engineering - including scientific visualisation, biocomputing, medical imaging, diagnostic techniques, geographic information systems and computer-aided design in engineering and manufacturing Other applications of computer graphics reviewing diverse topics, such as virtual reality, multimedia, the internet, desktop publishing and simulation The book also features: Autobiographical profiles by computer graphics professionals, giving a personal insight into working in the field, some of the practical aspects of their current work and their thoughts on the future for graphics. An extensive list of web sites for graphics organisations, demonstration software and graphics hardware and software suppliers Authoritative but accessible, the Computer Graphics Companion is an essential introduction to the field of computer graphics and its applications.
Call Number: From Credo ReferenceISBN: 0470865164Publication Date: 2003-05-07 -
The Everything Art Handbook
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The Everything Art Handbook is an all-inclusive, go-to resource for artists of any skill level. A refreshing, accessible compendium of materials and techniques, The Everything Art Handbook is the perfect all-inclusive resource for beginning artists wanting to experiment and play with a variety of art mediums and techniques. The Everything Art Handbook is divided into sections focusing on different art mediums, such as drawing, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, oil, calligraphy, mixed media, color, composition, and more. Each section includes a basic overview of the technique, instructions for selecting and working with the right tools and materials, step-by-step sample artwork, and helpful sidebars with advice from professional artists. Using clear, informative explanations and tips for selecting the right tools and achieving the best results, The Everything Art Handbook is an approachable reference guide for contemporary artists of any skill level.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781633221727Publication Date: 2016-09-01 -
Art Studio: Faces & Features
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Introduces artists of all skill levels to the art of drawing and painting heads, faces, and expressions using a variety of mediums.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781633226432Publication Date: 2018-11-06 -
The Art of Botanical & Bird Illustration
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Draw and paint beautiful, vibrant, and realistic birds and botanicals. This one-stop guide will teach you to take a simple sketch and transform it into fine art.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781633223783Publication Date: 2017-11-01 -
Art Models
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Call Number: Online from eBook Academic CollectionISBN: 9780976457329Publication Date: 2006-09-01
Art History
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Gardner's Art Through the Ages
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Earlier editions of this classic textbook are listed in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. . Designed for undergraduate art history survey courses, the text is devoted to western art, including the eastern Mediterranean, from ancient times through the present. Ancient and medieval art are covered i
Call Number: REF N5300 .G252 2003 (ML)ISBN: 9780155083158Publication Date: 2002-08-01 -
Renaissance Art and Architecture
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The Renaissance, French for ''rebirth'', was undoubtedly the most intensely creative period in history. This explosion of activity is reflected perhaps more than elsewhere in the art and architecture of the period. The legacy the artists, sculptors, tradesmen, architects, garden designers,engravers, and printers left behind can still be seen all over Europe today, not only in the things produced at the time but also in modern art, architecture, culture, and ways of thinking. Illustrated throughout, Renaissance Art and Architecture provides the reader with an informative overview of this fascinating period and comprehensive, alphabetically arranged entries on individual artists, architects and theorists, Schools, styles, techniques, and terms. Intruiging captions explainall featured pictures, giving the history and myth behind paintings, buildings, sculptures, and more.With the assurance of sound knowledge (Gordon Campbell is the epitome of the Renaissance man) this book can be used either as a source of reliable information on the art and architecture of the period or as something to browse through at leisure.Spanning the years 1415 to 1618 the A-Z text covers drawing, design, painting, sculpture, garden design, and architecture across the whole of Europe. Containing a major overview of the period as well as A-Z entries Renaissance Art and Architecture will be valuable to a variety of people, from artlovers and all those fascinated with European history and culture to a wide range of students and teachers.ENTRIES INCLUDE:ARTstyle and techniques: calligraphy, fresco, impresa, watercolour paintingdrawing and painting: drawing frame, landscape painting, miniature, still lifeart terms: cartoon, perspective, puttoartists: Master of Alkmaar, Sandro Botticelli, Jan Brueghel, Jan van Eyck, Fra Filippo Lippi, Cosimo Rosselli, Leonardo da Vinci, Rogier van der Weyden, Pieter de Witteilluminators: Bening family, Monaco Lorenzo, Jean Pucellemosaicists: Alessio Baldovinettiart theory and art theorists: Alberti Leon Battista, paragone, Federico ZuccaroSCULPTUREstyles and techniques: chevron, drapery, grotesque, reliefmaterials: brass, marblesculptors: Baccio Bandinelli, Pierre Bontemps, Alonso de Covarrubias, Donatello, Jacques Du Broeucq, Konrad Meit, Nicholas Stone, Veit Stoss, Tino di Camainowoodcarvers and woodsculptors: Del Tasso family, Fra Giovanni da Verona, Ugo da CarpiMETALWORKstyles and techniques: Auricular Style, filigree and filigree enamel, nautilus shelldecoration: acorn cup, coins, medalmetal workers: Francois Briot, Thomas Ruckermedallists: Bertoldo di Giovanni, Leone Leoni, Martin Schaffnergoldsmiths: Arfe family, Jean Duvet, Urs Graf, Jacopo da Trezzo, Lencker family, Ritter familycoppersmiths: Antonio de Castro, Hans Petzoltarmoury and armourers: Daniel Hopffer, Markwart family, Seusenhofer familycameo making, enamelling, and enamellers: intaglio, Limoges enamels, Penicaud familyGLASSWORKstyles and techniques: agate glass, Crutched Friars glass, stained glassglass designers and makers: Andrea del Castagno, Bernard Flower, Giacomo VerzeliniFURNITUREstyles and techniques: intarsia, marquetry, panellingfurniture and decoration: Alcaraz carpets, cabinets, chairs, settles, and stools, chimney piece, mirrors, tablesPOTTERYstyles and techniques: albarello, ceramics, glaze, maiolica, tilespotters and potteries: Andries family, Deruta potteries, Faenza potteries, Mennicken family, Talavera de la Reina potteriesTEXTILES AND CLOTHINGstyles and techniques: brocade, cutwork, damask, lace, linen, needlework, petit point, sampler, weavingtapestry makers, weavers, and embroiderers: Arras tapestries, Elsinore tapestries, Paolo da Verona, Jan Corneliszoon VermeyenPRINTINGstyles and techniques: block books, bookbinding, book illustration, calligraphy, etching, fanfare bindings, girdle books, paper, watermarksengravers: Jean Goujon, Master of the Housebook, William Rogers, Saracchi familytypefounders: Claude Garamond, Francesco Griffo, Francesco Marcoliniprinters and publishers: William Caxton, Giunti Press, Johann GutenbergARCHITECTUREstyles and techniques: altarpiece, gothic, quattrocentoRenaissance architecture: Chateau d'' Amboise, Villa d'' Este, Hatfield House, Medici villas, Pitti Palace, theatre architecturefeatures: amphitheatre, fountain, nymphaeumarchitects: Baccio da Montelupo, Ducerceau family, Egas family, Girolamo da Carpi, Juan Guas, Inigo Jones, Hans Krumpper, Raffaello da Montelupo, Jan Vredeman de VriesGARDENSstyle and techniques: bosco, botanical gardens, grotto, pavilion, toperyRenaissance gardens and villas: Villa Barbaro, Villa Farnese, Kenilworth Castle, Tuileries gardensgarden designers and horticulturalists: Mollet family, Jean Robin, John Tradescant
Call Number: REF N6370 .C32 2004 (ML)ISBN: 9780198609858Publication Date: 2004-12-09 -
The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art
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The Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century Art provides readers at every level with a wealth of material and information on the art of our time. No other reference book or guide to twentieth-century art covers so wide a range of subjects, or supplies so much detail, as this one-volume assemblage, based on previously scattered information from inaccessible histories, monographs, and widely dispersed exhibition catalogs. Complementing The Oxford Companion to Art, this new Companion treats in far greater depth the artists, ideas, movements and trends of painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts of this century up to the mid 1970s. While it contains mainly entries on individual artists, the contributors also include articles on movements and schools, styles and new technical terms, ranging from Dada and Surrealism to Body Art and Computer Art. It offers separate accounts of art in the United States, Britain, and in the major European countries, as well as articles by leading authorities on the art and artists of Africa, Australia, Canada, Latin America, Mexico, South Africa, and the USSR. The contributors concentrate particularly on the aims and aesthetic theories of individual artists and groups. Including 300 carefully-chosen illustrations--nearly half in color--and a selective bibliography, The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art will guide students of art and general readers intelligently through the exuberant jungle of contemporary art.
Call Number: REF N6490 .O94 (ML)ISBN: 9780198661191Publication Date: 1982-03-11 -
An Anthology of African Art
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The term "Modern African Art" is not an abuse of language. The 20th century has seen, but not properly documented, the birth, development, and maturation of contemporary art in sub-Saharan Africa, an art which was not simply imported in the 1950s but which finds its sources both in colonial realities and in local cultures and civilizations. "Anthology of African Art: The Twentieth Century" does not propose to document any one African art, but rather to open up this vast but underexplored field to include a diverse theoretical, historical, geographical, and critical map of this dense and ancient region. Contributions by more than 30 international authors recount the birth of art schools in the 1930s, the development of urban design and public art, and the importance of socially-concerned art during the Independence movements. From Ethiopia, Nigeria, and the Belgian Congo to Ghana, Senegal, and Angola, through the works of hundreds of artists working in every conceivable medium and context, this anthology manages the continental and unique feat of providing a thorough, expansive, diversified, and fully illustrated history of African art in the 20th century. Since 1991, Paris-based Revue Noire Editions has dedicated itself to the multidisciplinary artistic production of the African continent and the African diaspora. Publishers of the critically-acclaimed "An Anthology of African Photography," a comprehensive chronicle of African photography from the mid-1800s to the present, Revue Noire also produces a self-titled magazine devoted to contemporary African art and culture.
Call Number: REF N7391.65 A5713 2002 (ML)ISBN: 1891024388Publication Date: 2002-06-02
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The National Gallery Companion Guide
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For two decades, The National Gallery Companion Guide has introduced art lovers to one of the richest collections of Western European paintings in the world, including famous works by the greatest painters--Piero della Francesca, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens, Vel#65533;zquez, Ingres, Degas, and many others--as well as masterpieces by less familiar artists. Through Erika Langmuir's insightful commentaries on over 200 pictures, readers can trace the history of Western European painting from the 13th to the 20th century. Combining acute observation with persuasive prose, she enables the reader to develop an eye for style and technique, and to appreciate continuity and innovation in imagery and genre. This revised edition upholds the publication's tradition of erudition and beautiful design, and reflects the most current scholarship on the National Gallery's collection, including entries on recent acquisitions, such as Titian's magisterial Diana and Actaeon and Diana and Callisto, and George Bellows's Men of the Docks.
Call Number: eBook from Credo ReferenceISBN: 1857095960Publication Date: 2016-11-29 -
Atlas of Egyptian Art
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This volume has a dual value; it is a collection of delicate portrayals of ancient Egyptian art, architectural features and sculpture, while also providing an insight into the work of Prisse d'Avennes, a 19th-century Egyptologist who was ahead of his time in realizing the need to record such vulnerable monuments - in a period when the camera had not fully developed, painting and sketches were the only way of doing this. In addition to the colour illustrations, the book includes notes to the plates and an introduction describing the life and work of the author.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9789774245848Publication Date: 2000-12-31 -
100 Ideas That Changed Architecture
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This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture. Entertaining and intelligent, it provides a concise history of the subject, and is also a fascinating resource to dip into. Arranged in a broadly chronological order to show the development of architecture, the ideas that comprise the book include innovative and influential concepts, technologies, techniques and movements. Each idea is presented through interesting textand arresting visuals, and explores when the idea first evolved and the subsequent impact it has had up to the present day.
Call Number: eBook from Credo ReferenceISBN: 978-1856697323Publication Date: 2011-09-21 -
100 Ideas That Changed Photography
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This compelling book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped photography from the invention of the daguerreotype in the early 19th century up to the digital revolution and beyond. Entertaining and intelligent, it provides a fascinating resource to dip into. Arranged in a broadly chronological order to show the development of photography, the ideas that comprise the book include innovative concepts, cultural and social incidents, technologies,and movements. Each idea is presented through lively text and arresting visuals, and explores when the idea first evolved and its subsequent impact on photography.
Call Number: eBook from Credo ReferenceISBN: 1856697967Publication Date: 2012-10-24 -
The Bloomsbury Guide to Art
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100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design
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Call Number: eBook from Credo ReferenceISBN: 1856697940Publication Date: 2012-04-18
