The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists (Expanded, Updated) (World of Art)

The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists (Expanded, Updated) (World of Art)
Author: Herbert Read
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Total Pages: 811
Release: 1994-09-17
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0500770638

"Excellent, concise . . . highly recommended." —Choice This extensively illustrated dictionary provides information on over 2,500 artists, paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, schools and movements throughout the world, including entries on contemporary art and artists, techniques, materials, terms, and writers who have influenced artists.

A Writer's Companion

A Writer's Companion
Author: Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
Publisher: LSU Press
Total Pages: 1064
Release: 1995-09-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780807119921

In A Writer’s Companion, Louis D. Rubin, Jr., has drawn on his years of accumulated wisdom—as well as the advice of some fifty prominent writers from various fields—to put together in a single volume a vast array of information. Organized in such a way as to make it exceptionally easy to use, and enhanced by Rubin’s graceful and witty prose, A Writer’s Companion will merit a place on the desk of every serious wordsmith. It is also a book that will bring endless hours of pleasure to anyone who enjoys reading simply for the sake of gaining new knowledge. As Casey Stengel said, “You could look it up.”

Random House Webster's Dictionary

Random House Webster's Dictionary
Author: Random House
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 866
Release: 2001-06-26
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0345447255

The Timeless Resource No Word User Can Be Without–Now Completely Revised and Updated in a New Edition! • More than 75,000 entries • More than 150 new illustrations • Helpful supplements on writing, usage, and metric measurements • Updated geographical and biographical entries integrated throughout the easy A to Z listing • Common abbreviations • Hundreds of word histories and etymologies • Clear and easy-to-understand usage notes and labels • Features the latest business and computer terms Random House Webster’s Dictionary is your one-stop reference book. Based on the latest edition of the bestselling and authoritative Random House Webster’s College Dictionary and prepared by a staff of lexicographic experts, this handy, modern, and affordable dictionary is the resource for all your word questions! With Newer Words Faster, you’ll also find the latest slang, business, and computer terms defined with clarity and precision. No other paperback dictionary gives you more!

The Humanities

The Humanities
Author: Ronald G. Witt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2001
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780618045440

Mind in Art

Mind in Art
Author: Charles M. Dorn
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 309
Release: 1999
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0805830782

Art educ. text presents philosophical & psych. theories dealing w/ art cog., vision, & perception; discusses how these theories are evidenced in both mature artists and K-12 students; examines how they may be used to shape school art learning environment

More Lasting Than Brass

More Lasting Than Brass
Author: Peter H. Judd
Publisher: UPNE
Total Pages: 652
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781555536268

Skillfully joining genealogy with history, this volume chronicles and illuminates in accessible narrative the whole lives of members of a single strand of family through seven generations.