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Art Theory: An Historical Introduction (Paperback)
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|Short Description for Art TheoryA survey of Western thought about art from ancient times onwards. This book covers the major periods of Western art history: Antiquity and the Middle Ages, the early modern period (Renaissance and Baroque), the Enlightenment, the nineteenth century, early twentieth-century modernism, and postmodernism.
Full description- Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Published: 23 February 2004
- Format: Paperback 328 pages
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- Categories: Art Theory | Art History | Art History: Byzantine & Medieval c 500 CE to c 1400 | Art History: Renaissance | Styles: Baroque | Art History: c 1800 to c 1900 | Art History: c 1900 -
- ISBN 13: 9781405107075 ISBN 10: 1405107073
- Sales rank: 764,288
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Full description for Art Theory
"Art Theory: An Historical Introduction" is a unique survey of Western thought about art from ancient times to the present. This book provides a lucid and lively narrative geared to the needs of the general reader and beginning student. It covers the major periods of Western art history: Antiquity and the Middle Ages, the early modern period (Renaissance and Baroque), the Enlightenment, the nineteenth century, early twentieth-century modernism, and postmodernism. The book relates theory to the practice as well as to the intellectual- and cultural-historical currents of each period, thus demonstrating the value of an historical approach to theoretical issues. It also includes an extensive bibliography that provides a useful and up-to-date guide to the primary sources and secondary literature and 93 illustrations.
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