Which institutions are on the cutting edge? Which gallery scene is the most vital? Which site-specific artworks should not be missed? Which biennials are scheduled for the coming years? Contemporary Europe is a concise, up-to-date and insightful presentation of European museums, art institutions, galleries, art fairs, biennials and public artworks.
Those who love art are guaranteed to further expand their knowledge of this form of expression when using this comprehensive 3-panel (6-page)guide, which examines in detail each type of artafrom printmaking to photographyathat currently exists. Key definitions, historical periods and lists of well-known art pieces are included for easy access.
'Pietra dura' is a method of inlaying multicoloured semi-precious stones to create patterns, flowers, landscapes, portraits and scenes. This art form was developed in the Florentine granducal factory of the Medici court in the late 16th century. With the end of princely patronage (19th century), private workshops engaged in the renewal of the mosaic to appease the taste of their international clientele. The most popular subjects were sentimental domestic scenes, glimpses of rural life inspired b...
Age and Arts Participation with a Focus on the Baby Boom Cohort (Research Division Report, #34)
by Richard A. Peterson
Christian Dior reveals the secrets of style in this charming handbook that no lady should be without. An indispensable guide that covers everything from what to wear to a wedding and how to tie a scarf to how to walk with grace, "The Little Dictionary of Fashion" is full of timeless tips. From afternoon frocks and accessories to travelling and tweed, Dior's expertise ensures every girl will know the three fundamentals of fashion: simplicity, grooming and good taste. Published for the V&A's Golde...
Campus Art Museums and Galleries
by Blanche Carlton Sloan and Bruce R Swinburne
This is the first book to describe the patterns of organization, administration, financial support, and activities that prevail in college and university art museums and galleries in the United States. It also deals with perceived purposes and values, professional preparation, and academic status of staff; community involvement; innovative programs; assessment of the effects of coordination in higher education upon the museums; and distinctions among museums in various sizes and types of institu...
On Time and Imagination (Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi, v.9 (1))
by Robert Kilwardby
This second volume in a series devoted to the writings of the English Dominican Robert Kilwardby presents two Oxford treatises from the 1250s: that on time discusses its reality, connection with change, unity and beginning, the instant, and time's relationship to eternity; that on imagination, the way imagery is acquired, retained and transmitted, and the relation between heart and head in the workings of common sense. Students and Scholars of medieval philosophy and theology, medieval historian...
Keywords of Nineteenth-century Art
The Ultimate Netsuke Bibliography
by Norman L Sanfield and Norman L. Sandfield
Untersuchung der bildkunstlerischen Arbeiten von Barbara Beisinghoff zu Christa Wolfs Erzahlung Kassandra
by Elke Riemer-Buddecke
In the eleventh century the architect Buscheto built the most important Romanesque cathedral in Europe, the Cathedral of Pisa: an extraordinarily beautiful building that was an expression of the immense economic power of the maritime republic. Completely sheathed in white marble, much of which was recovered from Roman buildings, The Cathedral of Pisa reveals the splendour of a thousand years of artistic history: the mosaics by Cimabue, the tomb of the emperor Henry VII by Tino di Camaino, the pu...