A concise history of painting from prehistory to the thirteenth century / David Talbot Rice.
A concise history of painting from prehistory to the thirteenth century / David Talbot Rice.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : F. A. Praeger, [1968, c1967]
Date
[1968, c1967]
Call Numbers
DH/1463
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
287 p. : illus. (part col.), facsims. (part col.) ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prelude: art's prehistory -- Minoan art: the bull-cult and the sea -- Greece, Etruria and Rome -- The impact of Christianity -- The dark ages -- Carolingian Europe -- The Ottonian flowering -- Byzantium: the second golden age -- The Western inheritance -- The Byzantine Bloc: Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : F. A. Praeger, [1968, c1967]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[1968, c1967]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This classic contains 288 plates with 80 in color of many of the greatest paintings in Western art in various medium: books, mosaics, vases, caves, altarpieces etc. An good introduction for the amateur of painting history and a pleasure to peruse." -- Amazon review.
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Full title
A concise history of painting from prehistory to the thirteenth century / David Talbot Rice.
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Painting
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Praeger world of art paperbacks
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 269.
Mitchell Library copy at DH/1463: part of the Donald Horne Collection, East Bank, Shelf 2.
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Call Numbers
DH/1463
Record Identifier
74VKVoGjVaEZ
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DDC
709
MMS ID
991024168714302626
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