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Selkie
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 Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: Any good books on History of Western Art? |
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| See above. Anyone? Anyone? Beuller? |
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Toucan
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| Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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| I've got a text I could sell you. |
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| Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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Selkie
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| Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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Starting with early greek art, preferably. But earlier is cool. |
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Belfast
Vast Ambivalence
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"History of Art for Young People", by H.W. Janson & S. Cauman, second edition revised by A. F. Janson, 1982. Published by Abrams. Almost 400 pages long.
It's at adult reading/sophistication level (in my opinion)-it was given to me in my childhood but I didn't bother with it until I was grown up. It's not "childish"-it's dense, intellectual, and has many illustrations. Maybe there's newer version, but this is the one I have & it's pretty comprehensive (of course there's nothing more recent/contemporary than the 1970's).
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little-bird
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| err....Gardner's 'Art Through The Ages' is good for a general art history overview. It's very hefty (1000+ pages) and expensive, but you can get older editions 2nd hand. I had to get it as a required text. You might need a neck/back/arm brace to lift it. |
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