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Children's atlas of civilizations / Mason, Antony 1994  Book
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Publication London, Quarto Publishing, 1994.
Description 95pGrey Spine
Summary/Abstract Explores all the major civilizations of the past, from the Ancient Egyptians to the Aztecs.
Contents Introduction - The meaning of Civilzation Digging up the past Before Civilizations - The evolution of Homo Sapiens The First Civilizations - The Sumerians and Akkadians Ancient Egypt The Indus Valley Ancient China West Asia - The Babylonians The Assyrian The Phoenicians The Hebrews The Persians The Islamic Empire The Ottoman Empire Europe - Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe The Minoans and Mycenaeans Ancient Greece The Macedonians The Etruscans The Romans The Celts The Barbarians The Byzantine Empire The Franks The Vikings Feudal Europe Renaissance Europe South Asia - The Aryans The Kushans and the Guptas Empires of South East-Asia The Moguls East Asia - China under the Zhou and Han Dynasties China under the Tang and Song Dynasties The Mongols Japan and Korea The Americas - Early North America Cultures The Olmecs, Maya and Toltecs The Aztecs The Incas Africa - Early African Kingdoms Australia and Oceania - Australian Aboriginal culture The Pacific Islands and New Zealand
Standard Number 0864386125 Hb.
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In the time of Michelangelo - Art around the world: The renaissance period / Mason, Antony 2002  Book
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Publication USA, Copper Beech Books, 2002.
Description 48pBlue Spine
Series Art around the world
Summary/Abstract An exciting period of progress and change began in Europe in the 14th century. Known today as the Renaissance peroid, this was a great time when painters, sculptors, and scholars rediscovered the great works of ancient Greece and Rome. Michelangelo lived in Italy during this time, and is considered to be one of the greatest masters of the Renaissance. This book profiles major artists of the European Renaissance, and provides glimpses of developments in art in other parts of the world during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Contents Medieval Manuscript Illumination Painting for the Church Oil Painting in Northern Europe Early Renaissance Sculpture Perspective Nonreligious Art Classical Subjects Leonardo da Vinci The Spread of the Italian Renaissance Figures in a Landscape The World of the Imagination Raphael Michelangelo Mannerism and Counter-Reformation Venice Tintoretto and El Greco Lifgt and Dark Rubens and Velazquez
Standard Number 0761324550 hb.
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In the time of Picasso - Art around the world: The foundations of modern art / Mason, Antony 2002  Book
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Publication USA, Copper Beech Books, 2002.
Description 48pRed Spine
Series Art around the world
Summary/Abstract In the early 20th century, art began to change dramatically. A variety of new styles and techniques emerged including Cubism, Surrealism, and Fauvism. Here the works of Picasso and many other artists are studied. This book also deals with art in the early twentieth century and discusses such art movements of the time as Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism and Dadaism in the context of the political, economic, and other changes occurring throughout the world at that time.
Contents The Fauves The Vienna Secession Picasso and Cubism New Concepts in Sculpture Expressionism - Die Brucke and Der Blaue Reiter The Futurists Duchamp The Birth of Abstract Art Constructivism and Suprematism Dada Surrealism Chagall and de Chirico Mondrian and De Stijl Klee and Miro Commenting on Society Matisse Picasso
Standard Number 0761327134 hb.
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In the time of Renoir - Art around the world: The Impressionist Era / Mason, Antony 2002  Book
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Publication USA, Copper Beech Books, 2002.
Description 48pOrange Spine
Series Art around the world
Summary/Abstract Impressionism began in France in the 1870s. The impressionists were a group of painters who wanted to create pictures that captured the light and mood of their surroundings. Renoir lived in France during this time, and is considered to be one of the most celebrated Impressionist masters. This book profiles major artists of the Impressionist era, which some say was the beginning of modern art, in the context of the political, economic, and other changes occurring throughout the world at the same time.
Contents Response to Landscape Realism The Path to Impressionism Impressionst Realism Catching the Light - Monet and Renoir Photographic Influences Japonisme Degas Cezanne Pointillism Van Gogh Gauguin Toulouse-Lautrec Symbolism Nabis Sculpture Anticipation of Expressionism
Standard Number 0761324569 hb.
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In the time of Warhol - Art around the world: The development of contemporary art / Mason, Antony 2002  Book
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Publication USA, Copper Beech Books, 2002.
Description 48pGreen Spine
Series Art around the world
Summary/Abstract In the second half of the 20th century, the focus of Western art shifted to the United States, and artists explored many new directions. Here diverse movements such as abstract expressionism, pop art, conceptual art, and performance art are looked at. This book profiles major artists of the second half of the twentieth century in the context of the political, economic, and other changes occurring throughout the world at the same time.
Contents Abstract Expressionism Colour Field American Realism Photography New Directions in Sculpture Minimalism Neo-Dada Pop Art Warhol Pop Art Sculpture Op Art Superrealism Performance Art Conceptual Art Neo-Expressionism Land Art Video and Photographic Art Mixed-Media Installations New Sculpture
Standard Number 0761327142 hb.
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