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The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology/ edited by Donald Preziosi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford history of artPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.Description: 595 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0192842420
  • 9780192842428
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 701.1821 PRE 21 7812
LOC classification:
  • N7480 .A79 1998
Online resources: Summary: This unique guide gives an understanding of art history through a critical reading of the field's most innovative and influential texts over the past two centuries. More than 30 readings from a diverse collection of writers focus on key issues such as aesthetics, style, history as an art, iconography, gender, modernity and postmodernity, deconstruction, and museology. 70 photos, 13 in color. What is art history? Why, how and where did it originate, and how have its aims and methods changed over time? This work is a guide to understanding art history through a critical reading of the field's most influential texts over the past two centuries.
Item type: Book
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 528-568) and index.

This unique guide gives an understanding of art history through a critical reading of the field's most innovative and influential texts over the past two centuries. More than 30 readings from a diverse collection of writers focus on key issues such as aesthetics, style, history as an art, iconography, gender, modernity and postmodernity, deconstruction, and museology. 70 photos, 13 in color.


What is art history? Why, how and where did it originate, and how have its aims and methods changed over time? This work is a guide to understanding art history through a critical reading of the field's most influential texts over the past two centuries.

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