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9780810919914

Art History

Marilyn Stokstad; Stephen Addiss; Chu-Tsing Li; Christopher D. Roy; Bradford R. Collins; Marylin M. Rhie

ISBN 10: 0810919915 / 0-8109-1991-5
ISBN 13: 9780810919914
Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover

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Now this acclaimed work is presented in a slipcased, two-volume set. With its informed and accessible narrative next and varied illustrations, this revised edition offers all the necessary tools for experiencing the works of art and architecture with understanding and delight. 1,617 illustrations, 750 in color.

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"The text is informative and engaging, seemingly written for the novice art historian and not for the art history scholar."

Bloomsbury Review, November 1996

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Art History (ISBN: 0810919915 / 0-8109-1991-5)
Stokstad, Marilyn;Addiss, Stephen;Li, Chu-Tsing;Roy, Christopher D.;Collins, Bradford R.;Rhie, Marylin M.

ISBN 10: 0810919915
ISBN 13: 9780810919914

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Book Description: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.; 2Rev Ed edition, 1999. Hard Cover. Book Condition: New. 1312 pages. ISBN13: 9780810919914 Size: 8" x 11" (203mm x 279mm). This book is a real masterpiece of art history. With contributed chapters from Stephen Addiss, Chu-tsing Li, Marylin Rhie and Christopher Roy, this large volume is deserving of pride of place on any art bookshelf. The scope of this work is breathtaking, from a survey of prehistoric art and prehistory, including all the ancient cultures, there are chapters devoted to the art of the ancient Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, Etruscan and Roman art, Christian, Jewish and Byzantine art, Islamic art, the art of India, China, Japan, the Americas and Africa. This book tackles all the issues of art: philosophical considerations (the relationship between art and reality, and the meaning and importance of beauty in art), focus on artists in general and in particular, society's relationship to art, including the role of the patron, the importance of museums, and an examination of what drives the phrase 'I know what I like.'. Bookseller Inventory # ARTHIST

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