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The Praeger picture encyclopedia of art

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Title The Praeger picture encyclopedia of art : a comprehensive survey of painting, sculpture, architecture and crafts, their methods, styles and technical terms, from the earliest times to the present day.
Contributors Frederick A. Praeger, Inc.
Publisher New York : F.A. Praeger
Creation Date 1965
Notes "Prepared ... with the assistance of James Cleugh [and others] under the supervision of Olive Cook and the editorial staff of Thames and Hudson, London ... Original German edition ... published by Georg Westermann Verlag, Brunswick, with contributions by Dr. Bert Bilzer ... Dr. Jürgen Eyssen ... and Dr. Otto Stelzer"--Title page verso.
Includes index.
Also issued online.
Content Art: its nature, forms and history -- The art of antiquity -- Medieval art -- Renaissance and mannerism -- Baroque and Rococo -- From Neo-Classicism to the impressionists -- Art in the Modern Age -- Art outside Europe -- Islamic art -- Indian art -- The arts of the Far East -- The ancient civilisations of America.
Series Books that matter
Extent 584 pages, [192] color plates : illustrations
30 cm.
Language English
National Library system number 990052714430205171

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