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082			_a703 _bOx2c3
245	1		_aThe Oxford dictionary of art _cedited by Ian Chilvers
250			_a3rd
260			_aNew York _bOxford University Press _c2004
300			_axlvi, 816p
520			_aIdeal for students, picture researchers, and enthusiasts of all kinds, this third edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Art reaffirms the unrivalled position held by this authoritative one-volume guide to the art of the western world. It provides a careful balance of fact and critical appraisal ranging across painting, sculpture, drawing, and the applied arts from classical times to the present. Almost 3,500 entries provide the reader with instant information, written in succinct and readable prose, about styles, techniques, collections, artists, and historians. Includes a practical reference section with a fully updated and expanded Chronology, and an Index of Galleries and Museums around the world. There is also a Classified Contents, enabling the reader to search for entries within a particular subject area or period.
650			_aArt -- Dictionaries
650			_aArtists -- Biography -- Dictionaries
700			_aChilvers, Ian [ed.]
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