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Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture: A Very Short Introduction

Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture: A Very Short Introduction  

Christina Riggs

Print Publication Year: 
Oct 2014
Published Online: 
Oct 2014
eISBN: 
9780191781261
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780199682782.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780199682782
What did Egyptian art and architecture mean to the people who first made and used it—and why has it had such an enduring appeal? Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture: A Very Short ... More
Art History: A Very Short Introduction

Art History: A Very Short Introduction  

Dana Arnold

Print Publication Year: 
Jan 2004
Published Online: 
Sep 2013
eISBN: 
9780191775444
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780192801814.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780192801814
Art History: A Very Short Introduction provides the tools necessary to study art history. The challenge of using verbal and written language to analyse visual form and ... More
Art Theory: A Very Short Introduction

Art Theory: A Very Short Introduction  

Cynthia Freeland

Print Publication Year: 
Feb 2003
Published Online: 
Sep 2013
eISBN: 
9780191776014
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780192804631.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780192804631
In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. Art Theory: A Very Short Introduction discusses beauty, blood, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics, ... More
The Avant Garde: A Very Short Introduction

The Avant Garde: A Very Short Introduction  

David Cottington

Print Publication Year: 
Jan 2013
Published Online: 
Sep 2013
eISBN: 
9780191777790
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780199582730.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780199582730
The Avant Garde: A Very Short Introduction explores the concept of the ‘avant-garde’ and examines its wider context through the development of western modernity, capitalist ... More
Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction

Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction  

Julian Stallabrass

Print Publication Year: 
Mar 2006
Published Online: 
Sep 2013
eISBN: 
9780191776175
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780192806468.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780192806468
Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction takes us inside the international art world to argue that behind contemporary art's variety and apparent unpredictability lies a ... More
Dada and Surrealism: A Very Short Introduction

Dada and Surrealism: A Very Short Introduction  

David Hopkins

Print Publication Year: 
Apr 2004
Published Online: 
Sep 2013
eISBN: 
9780191775611
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780192802545.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780192802545
Dada and Surrealism: A Very Short Introduction focuses on the many debates surrounding these movements: the Marquis de Sade's Surrealist deification, issues of quality, the ... More
Design: A Very Short Introduction

Design: A Very Short Introduction  

John Heskett

Print Publication Year: 
Jun 2005
Published Online: 
Sep 2013
eISBN: 
9780191776748
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780192854469.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780192854469
Design: A Very Short Introduction transforms the way we think about design. How does design affect our everyday activities? Do we appreciate its place in our daily lives? ... More
Modern Art: A Very Short Introduction

Modern Art: A Very Short Introduction  

David Cottington

Print Publication Year: 
Feb 2005
Published Online: 
Sep 2013
eISBN: 
9780191775857
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780192803641.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780192803641
Modern Art: A Very Short Introduction examines many key aspects of this subject, including the issue of controversy in modern art, from Manet's Dejeuner sur L'Herbe (1863) to ... More
Photography: A Very Short Introduction

Photography: A Very Short Introduction  

Steve Edwards

Print Publication Year: 
Aug 2006
Published Online: 
Sep 2013
eISBN: 
9780191775390
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780192801647.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780192801647
Photography: A Very Short Introduction examines the definition, importance, and meaning of photography by combining a sense of the historical development of photography with an ... More
Renaissance Art: A Very Short Introduction

Renaissance Art: A Very Short Introduction  

Geraldine A Johnson

Print Publication Year: 
Apr 2005
Published Online: 
Sep 2013
eISBN: 
9780191775833
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780192803542.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780192803542
Renaissance Art: A Very Short Introduction provides a broad cultural-historical context for some of the Renaissance's most famous artists and works of art, introducing both ... More

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