For freshman and sophomore courses in Art History Survey (1 or 2 semesters) and Art Appreciation. Designed as a comprehensive supplement to Janson's History of Art, Sixth Edition, Hartt's Art, Fourth Edition, Gardner's Art Through the Ages, Eleventh Edition, and Stokstad's Art History, Second Edition -- but also appropriate as a stand-alone brief reference text -- this handbook defines the most common terms used in discussing the history of visual arts, relating them to specific works illustrated in these ...
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For freshman and sophomore courses in Art History Survey (1 or 2 semesters) and Art Appreciation. Designed as a comprehensive supplement to Janson's History of Art, Sixth Edition, Hartt's Art, Fourth Edition, Gardner's Art Through the Ages, Eleventh Edition, and Stokstad's Art History, Second Edition -- but also appropriate as a stand-alone brief reference text -- this handbook defines the most common terms used in discussing the history of visual arts, relating them to specific works illustrated in these standard texts.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Trade Paperback in Good Condition. A rich guide to the terminology and iconography of the visual arts throughout history. More than a glossary, it not only defines processes, principles, subjects, and symbols, but also explores their importance and usage from differnt historical viewpoints. The entries in this book are keyed to the reproductions in H.W. Janson's History of Art, 2nd ed. Maps in rear showing Art Centers of Western Europe. The book is clean, edgeworn; hinge of cover split one inch up hinge from bottom. Marks on bottom edge of text block. Former owner name on first page, which has a smudge on the lower part of the page. The internals quite clean, no markings of any kind. 127 pages. 6 x 9 inches. 1977, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N. J., USA.