Art of the Western world / edited by Denise Hooker

Hooker, Denise

ISBN 10: 1852832487 / ISBN 13: 9781852832483

Edité par London : Boxtree, in association with Norwich Union, 1989

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Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 464 pages; A Channel Four book. 'Based on Art of the Western world, a TVS production for Channel 4' -- Title page verso. 464 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. Summary: Spanning the supreme artistic achievements of western civilization from classical antiquity to post-modernism, this book - linked to an 18-part Channel 4 series - is an illustrated account of western art. It is divided into 18 chapters, each corresponding to one episode of the series, and each written by a specialist on that period. Particular attention is paid to the social context in which the artist worked and each chapter includes an interpretative guide to two works considered by the author to be particularly representative of the period. Subjects: Art -- History. Art, European -- History. 2.5 Kg.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Art of the Western world / edited by Denise Hooker
• Éditeur: London : Boxtree, in association with Norwich Union
• Date de parution: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1852832487
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781852832483
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette
• Poids: 2,5 kilogrammes

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Synopsis

Spanning the supreme artistic achievements of western civilization from classical antiquity to post-modernism, this book - tied to an 18 part Channel 4 series - is a lavishly illustrated and comprehensive account of western art. It is divided into 18 chapters, each corresponding to one episode of the series, and each written by a leading authority on that period. Particular attention is paid to the social context in which the artist worked and each chapter includes an interpretative guide to two works considered by the author to be particularly representative of the period.