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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The Modern Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Or, Complete System of Literature
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art
Author: Ian ChilversPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199239657
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
This unique and authoritative reference work contains more than 2,000 clear and concise entries on all aspects of modern and contemporary art. Its impressive range of terms includes movements, styles, techniques, artists, critics, dealers, schools, and galleries. There are biographical entries for artists worldwide from the beginning of the 20th century through to the beginning of the 21st, from the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto to the French sculptor Jacques Zwobada. With international coverage, indications of public collections and publicly sited works, and in-depth entries for key topics (for example, Cubism and abstract art), this dictionary is a fascinating and thorough guide for anyone with an interest in modern and contemporary culture, amateur or professional. Formerly the Dictionary of 20th Century Art, the text has been completely revised and updated for this major new edition. 300 entries have been added and it now contains entries on photography in modern art. With emphasis on recent art and artists, for example Damien Hirst, it has an exceptionally strong coverage of art from the 1960s, which makes it particularly ideal for contemporary art enthusiasts. Further reading is provided at entry level to assist those wishing to know more about a particular subject. In addition, this edition features recommended web links for many entries, which are accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Modern Art companion website. The perfect companion for the desk, bedside table, or gallery visits, A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art is an essential A-Z reference work for art students, artists, and art lovers.
A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
Author: Society of Arts (Great Britain). Society of GentlemenPublisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art
Author: Ian ChilversPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780199239665
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
This fully revised and updated dictionary of modern and contemporary art contains over 2,000 entries on a vast range of subjects, including movements, styles, techniques, artists, critics, schools, and galleries. Fascinating, comprehensive, and authoritative, it is an essential A-Z guide for art students and teachers, artists, and art lovers.
THE NEW ROYAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA; OR, COMPLETE MODERN UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF ARTS & SCIENCES, ON A NEW AND IMPROVED PLAN
Author: William Henry HallScience in the Public Sphere
Author: Richard YeoPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040246494
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The common focus of the essays in this book is the debate on the nature of science - often referred to by contemporaries as ’natural knowledge’ - in Britain during the first half of the 19th century. This was the period before major state support for science allowed its professionalization; indeed, it was a time in which the word ’scientist’ (although coined in 1833 by William Whewell) was not yet widely used. In this context, the questions about the nature of science were part of a public debate that included the following topics: scientific method and intellectual authority, the moral demeanour of the man of science, the hierarchy of specialised scientific disciplines, and the relation with natural theology. These topics were discussed both within scientific circles - in correspondence and meeting of societies - as well as in the wider public sphere constituted by quarterly journals and encyclopaedias. A study of these debates allow us to see how British science of this period began to cast loose some of its earlier theological supports, but still relied on a moral framework to affirm its distinctive method, ethos and cultural value.
Telling Lives in Science
Author: Michael ShortlandPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521433235
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Collects together original essays by leading historians of science on the nature and development of scientific biography.
The European Encyclopedia
Author: Jeff LovelandPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108481094
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
Organized thematically, this book tells the story of the European encyclopedia from 1650 to the present.
A Catalogue of the books belonging to the Charleston Library Society
Author: Charleston Library Society (CHARLESTON, South Carolina)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
A Catalog of the Books Belonging to the Charleston Library Society
Author: Charleston Library Society (Charleston, S.C.)Publisher:
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Category : Proprietary libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description