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2 volumes
Gordon Campbell
£205.00
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Gerald Ward
£104.00
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Library Journal Best Reference 2006
Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2007
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
2 volumes: print and e-reference editions available
Gordon Campbell
1248 pages
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680 halftones, 32 colour plates
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253x192mm
978-0-19-518948-3
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Hardback
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09 November 2006
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- Distinguished and prolific editor, Gordon Campbell, has written over 1,000 new entries for The Dictionary of Art
- Comprehensive coverage of decorative arts from all world cultures
- Over 600 illustrations of furniture, ceramics, jewelry, interior decoration, and modern design
- Up-to-date biography and extensive cross-references in an easy-to-use A to Z format
- Also available online from the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf or through Oxford Reference Online offering flexible search and browse functionality and multi-user access
Remarkable in its scope, The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western cultures. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto and Charles and Ray Eames, or learn about the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms. Also included are hundreds of entries on the qualities and historical uses of materials such as jade, opal, and bronze. In addition to concise definitions on art forms
and styles, there are also hundreds of in-depth articles discussing the history of armor, jewelry, furniture, textiles, and ceramics.
Enriched by more than 600 illustrations and dozens of color photos, this reference is essential for any general reader, collector, curator, or scholar interested in this rich and varied field. With extensive cross-references and updated bibliography throughout, this reference offers the best that Grove has to offer along with the most recent findings in decorative arts.
Readership: Librarians, academics, teachers, researchers, art professionals and enthusiasts in the decorative arts
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Gordon Campbell, Professor of Renaissance Studies, Department of English, University of Leicester Gordon Campbell is Professor of Renaissance Literature at the University of Leicester. He was the founding editor of Renaissance Studies and is now the general editor of Review of English Studies. He has served as chairman of the Society for Renaissance Studies and President of the English Association, of which he is a director. He has been awarded a D. Litt by the University of York and an honorary doctorate by the University of Bucharest; he is also a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a corresponding fellow of South African Society for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and a member of the advisory
board of the Sociedad Espanola de Estudios.
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"Covers all aspects of the decorative arts from ancient times through to the present day and throughout Western and non-Western cultures...Recommended." - Library Journal
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