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.

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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

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From Baroque to Postmodernism, batik to mezzotint, and canvas to porcelain, this new dictionary provides succinct and accessible explanations of over 1,650 terms used in the wide variety of visual media that makes up the art world. � Features extensive coverage of periods and styles throughout art history � Includes many materials, techniques, technical and foreign terms � Explains philosophical terms and methodologies

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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).

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