The Concise Oxford dictionary of art and artists

by Ian Chilvers

Preface by the editor. List of abbreviations. Aphabetical dictionary of artistic term, art movements, and significant artists. x, 517+ 1 pages. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo..

Genres: Art, Reference, Dictionaries, Art History

517 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect for any art student, writer or speaker. This easy to read book is more than just a dictionary. The content is very comprehensive indeed, with many extra pages of information on different aspect around art including lists of - artists' by country, dealers, museums, art galleries, materials tools and techniques, to name a few.

[Takipsilim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still my solid reference to the world of Art.

[Shriya · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists definitely is a beginners paradise!
I have been searching up words that I keep on hearing and I am learning about artists whose works I have seen at museums. This is more than a dictionary for me!

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent for a quick reference

[Andrew S Hatton · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent little book. The sort of thing one purchases as interest in a subject expands and is not satisfied by a more general encyclopaedia.

Provides brief pen portraits of the worlds most significant artists, and art movements and art processes but has no illustrations.

Nowadays I suspect few buy books like this as the information is more readily available via the internet.

I am fortunate in that my local public Library, Essex County Council in England allows free on-line access from anywhere, to a whole host of Oxford University reference publications and much more.

However, I grew up with books and am just as happy checking information from a paper edition - even though it might be hard to find if it was not returned to its shelf last time!