TY - BOOK AU - Chilvers, Ian. TI - The Oxford dictionary of art SN - 0198604769 AV - N 33 .C45 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - ART KW - ARTISTS N1 - Includes index; Machine derived contents note: Preface.--Classified List of Entries.--The Oxford Dictionary of Art A-Z.--Chronology.--Index of Galleries and Museums N2 - "The Oxford Dictionary of Art is the unrivalled one-volume guide to the art of the Western world. It provides a careful balance of fact and critical appraisal, ranging across painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts from classical times to the present. Almost 3,500 entries provide the reader with readily accessible information, written in succinct and readable prose, about styles, techniques, collections, artists, and critics. Ideal for students, picture researchers, and art lovers in general." ER -