African American Art and Artists

African American Art and Artists
Author: Samella S. Lewis
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780520239357

Examines the lives and works of African American artists from the eighteenth century to the present, with biographical and critical text and illustrated examples of their work.

Reading Popular Prints 1790-1870

Reading Popular Prints 1790-1870
Author: Brian Maidment
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2001-12-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780719033711

Each chapter of this stimulating book collects a wide variety of images show the different ways that historical events can be represented. Metal and wood engravings, lithographs, woodcuts, etchings, watercolors, and drawings all reflect changing attitudes towards gender, politics, the family, education, and industrialization. This revised second edition has many new illustrations which further assist the interpretation of popular graphic images from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Manual of Curatorship

Manual of Curatorship
Author: John M. A. Thompson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1668
Release: 2015-07-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317791592

Based on original contributions by specialists, this manual covers both the theory and the practice required in the management of museums. It is intended for all museum and art gallery profession staff, and includes sections on new technology, marketing, volunteers and museum libraries.

Scribes, Script, and Books

Scribes, Script, and Books
Author: Leila Avrin
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2010
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838910386

In this detailed overview of the history of the handmade book, Avrin looks at the development of scripts and styles of illumination, the making of manuscripts, and the technological processes involved in paper-making and book-binding. Readers will have a greater understanding of ancient books and texts with More than 300 plates and illustrations Examples of the different forms of writing from ancient times to the printing press Coverage of cultural and religious books Full bibliography Reference librarians and educators will find this resource indispensable.

The Surveying Handbook

The Surveying Handbook
Author: Russell C. Brinker
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 1284
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1475711883

How Prints Look

How Prints Look
Author: William Mills Ivins
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1987
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780807066478

"The most famous introduction to prints. Through a series of enlarged details of prints in various media, Ivins makes clear the stylistic qualities peculiar to each technique."- Choice