Thinking and Writing About Art History (Art Basics) - Softcover

Reid, Donna K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131830503 ISBN 13: 9780131830509

Publisher: Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

For undergraduate courses in Art History. Ideal as a reference or supplement.

Designed to provide students with the tools necessary to launch a successful study of art history, this succinct and accessible guide offers a practical introduction to the methodology of art history and an overview of writing in the discipline. Helping students to think as art historians, this Third Edition teaches how to ask questions and how to answer them, and challenges students to seek new insights through their readings, discussions, and written work. Parts of the Art Basics series provide students with high quality books at an affordable cost.

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From the Back Cover

Prentice Hall is proud to present

ART BASICS: WHAT YOU NEED RIGHT NOW, PRICED WITH STUDENTS IN MIND

A series of brief, high quality, and moderately priced handbooks written by well-known educators in their field of study. Each student-friendly handbook is designed to stand alone or to be packaged with a traditional survey text.

New for 2004

From Abacus to Zeus: A Handbook of Art History, 7/e by James Smith Pierce 0-13-183051-1
Thinking and Writing About Art History, 3/e by Donna K. Reid 0-13-183050-3
Artsguide: World and Web, 2/e by Dennis J. Sporre 0-13-177526-X
Writing About the Humanities, 2/e by Robert DiYanni 0-13-183049-X
The Handbook of Art and Design Terms, by David J. Edwards 0-13-098991-6

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0131830503
• ISBN 13: 9780131830509
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 48