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040			_aAEA _cAEA
050			_aR N 31 .B777 2005
100			_aGowing, Sir Lawrence _993003
245		0	_aBritannica encylopedia of art / _cgeneral editor, Sir Lawrence Gowing.
260			_aChicago : _bEncyclopaedia Britannica, _c2005
300			_a5 v. : _bill. _c28 cm.
500			_aVolume 1: Paleolithic Art - Etruscan Art---Volume 2: Roman Art - Early Christian Art---Volume 3: Byzantine Art - Ottonian Art---Volume 4: Romanesque Art - Romanticism---Volume 5: Realism - South African Art
520			_aThe best ways of learning about the origins and context of visual art is by changing the context within which art is seen, from general views to specific ones, hence, the structure of the elements in this encyclopedia. A chronological table shows the temporal relationships between the cultures that have given the world its heritage of visual art. The arts of the cultures are discussed in the 54 chapters that make up the major part of the five volumes of the encyclopedia. Each chapter shows how art emerged within contexts molded by beliefs, aims, ideals, patronage, and more general social and economic factors. The major creative individuals are located similarly within the contexts of their times and their personal contacts.
650			_aArt _2sears
700			_aGowing, Lawrence. _993004
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