THE CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ART TERMS

Clarke, Michael

ISBN 10: 0192800434 / ISBN 13: 9780192800435

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, England, 2001

About this Item

262 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. From abacus to featherwork, from pricking to Zwischengoldglass, all the art terms you could ever need for anything at all. Size: 8vo.

Seller Inventory # 221857

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ART TERMS
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, England
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192800434
• ISBN 13: 9780192800435
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Clarice Cliff
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Writing and Language
  • Art

About this title

Synopsis

From Baroque to Postmodernism, batik to mezzotint, and canvas to porcelain, this new dictionary provides succinct and accessible explanations of over 1,800 terms used in the wide variety of visual media that makes up the art world. * Extensive coverage of periods and styles throughout art history * Includes many materials, techniques, technical and foreign terms * Also explains philosophical terms and methodologies

About the Author

Michael Clarke is Keeper of the National Gallery of Scotland. His books include the The Tempting Prospect: A Social History of English Watercolours and Corot and the Art of Landscape (both published by the British Museum Press).