The Oxford History of Western Art
 Wonderful images, but a shame about the writing: I have the highest regard for Kemp and a number of the contributors to this volume; this is especially due to the fact that I was once a student of his, and the source of much of my excitement derives [... more]
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Story of Art
Exactly what you need :): In my opinion, "The Story of Art" is the best gift for yourself and others. Why?. Because it is one of those few books that allows you to achieve several objectives at the same time... It can introduce the reader to [... more]
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Art across Time Volume One
A sumptuous aesthetic feast !!!: I have been looking for a book like this for a long time. Laurie Schneider Adams combines detailed historical analysis with a stunning visual portrayal of the great masterpieces of western art. In a word, her book is [... more]
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The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History ...
Useful: I've found this book to be helpful as a teaching tool. I teach from Gardner's, but this book helps me to focus my lectures, since I can't cover absoultely everything in class. My only gripe is that on the book flaps Strickland unnecessarily pans [... more]
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Understanding Paintings: Themes in Art Explored & Explained
A thorough grounding in art appreciation: For all the terrific essays, books, guides, museum publications and primers for the beginning art lover, this generously illustrated, thoughtful book presents one of the most practical and informative manuals on [... more]
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Norton Anthology of Western Music, Volume 2: Classic to ...
The 6th edition still sets the standard !: I remember the First edition of Grout's "A History of Western Music"--it was the main text in use when I was a first year undergraduate student. In fact it was one of the standard texts in use at a [... more]
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Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color
From Amazon.com: The making of a painting relies on inspiration, craft, practice, and vision. But, observes the noted science writer Philip Ball, it also hinges on science: "For as long as painters have fashioned their visions and dreams into images, [... more]
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History Of Art For Young People
Everything you need to know...: I needed to find a few good sources for an art history report and was lucky enough to pluck this book off the shelf at my local library. I ended up finding most everything I needed just in this book and was amazed at the [... more]
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The Etruscans
Etruscans in a nutshell....: When I took a survey course on the history of Western Art, the instructor passed over the Etuscans in about 15 seconds. I belive he showed us one slide of the elaborate tomb of an Etruscan man who was reclined in death on the [... more]
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Tarot and Other Meditation Decks: History, Theory, ...
A superbly researched and presented in-depth exploratory: Highly recommended for Metaphysical Studies and Art History reference collections, Tarot And Other Meditation Decks: History, Theory, Aesthetics, Typology by Emily E. Auger (Professor of art [... more]
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History Of Art Slip Cased Edition
From Amazon.com: Back in the early 1970s, "Janson"--as History of Art is universally known--was a hefty but manageable 616 pages, illustrated mostly with black-and-white photographs. It also famously contained not a single work by a female [... more]
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The History of Western Art
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Binding: DVD EAN: 0032031420595 Format: Dolby Format: NTSC Release Date: 2007-09-18 UPC: 032031420595 [... more]
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