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Title: From Abacus to Zeus: A Handbook of Art History (6th Edition) by James Smith Pierce ISBN: 0-13-019728-9 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 29 December, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.60 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Complete for a beginner ...
Comment: I recently purchased this text along with Janson's History of Art (5th ed.). Although this handbook was written with Janson's 6th edition in mind, it has not taken away from my cross-referenced learning experience. Throughout the text, there are references to examples (illustrations) in History of Art (or other popular art history texts) which help in applying the "theory" (if you can call it that) with the "application."
The text has a wide range of art terms key to the study and analysis of art history. The section on Christian subjects, signs and symbols has helped me decipher the icons depicted in Christian-themed pieces of the Renaissance.
My copy of the text is bound somewhat backwards towards the end. The Index and Artist Chronology pages, for example, are divided and unordered ... but it does not take away from the text's usablity!
All in all, I believe this text has been a great investment.
Rating: 5
Summary: From Abacus to Zeus
Comment: In Abacus to Zeus, you will find a wonderful, concise, approachable 'quick and dirty' reference for those new to studying the visual arts. James Pierce brings together many of the pesky, essential--and formerly, ellusive--details in an accessible reference. Deffinitions with illustrations, terms and stories of mythology, religious art,and a chronology of artists and architects (complete with pronunciation guide--indespensible for those of us who remain unilingual) work well together to make this book a find!
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Title: A Short Guide to Writing About Art (7th Edition) by Sylvan Barnet ISBN: 0321101448 Publisher: Pearson Longman Pub. Date: 21 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $33.80 |
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Title: Learning to Look: A Handbook for the Visual Arts by Joshua Charles Taylor ISBN: 0226791548 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: December, 1983 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Art in the World by Stella Pandell Russell ISBN: 0030765439 Publisher: International Thomson Publishing Pub. Date: January, 1993 List Price(USD): $68.50 |
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Title: The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern by Carol Strickland, John Boswell ISBN: 0836280059 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Writing About Art (4th Edition) by Henry M. Sayre ISBN: 0130416142 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 15 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.80 |
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