Art : the whole story / general editor, Stephen Farthing ; foreword by Richard Cork.

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TextLanguage: English Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson, 2020Edition: Revised and updated editionDescription: 576 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cmContent type:

text
still image

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780500294468
0500294461

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N 5300 A784 2020

Contents:

Prehistory to 15th century -- 15th and 16th century -- 17th and 18th century -- 19th century -- 1900 to 1945 -- 1946 to present day.

Summary: If you've ever found yourself transfixed by a Renaissance painting, fascinated by an Inca textile, or filled with wonder by an exquisite piece of Ming porcelain, this is the book for you. Venture inside its pages and discover exactly what the great artistic periods and movements of the world were all about. Written by an experienced international team of artists, art historians and curators, this absorbing and beautiful book gives you priceless insights into the world's most iconic images - those that bombard us every time we open a newspaper, visit a gallery, or look at the front cover of a novel. Art: The Whole Story is a must for everyone who loves art and who wants to find out more.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	N 5300 A784 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000181996

Originally published: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prehistory to 15th century -- 15th and 16th century -- 17th and 18th century -- 19th century -- 1900 to 1945 -- 1946 to present day.

If you've ever found yourself transfixed by a Renaissance painting, fascinated by an Inca textile, or filled with wonder by an exquisite piece of Ming porcelain, this is the book for you. Venture inside its pages and discover exactly what the great artistic periods and movements of the world were all about. Written by an experienced international team of artists, art historians and curators, this absorbing and beautiful book gives you priceless insights into the world's most iconic images - those that bombard us every time we open a newspaper, visit a gallery, or look at the front cover of a novel. Art: The Whole Story is a must for everyone who loves art and who wants to find out more.

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