Britannica's Practical Guide to the Arts
2021
eBook
Abstract: Britannica's Practical Guide to the Arts offers a highly useful, information-packed, detailed, and practical guide to the techniques, materials, and styles associated with the fine arts and their production. Key historical developments in painting, photography, sculpture, drawing, and music are also discussed.
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Author:
Credo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
[London, England] : Britannica Digital Learning, 2017.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2021.
Collation:
1 online resource (60 entries) : 185 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.Description based on title screen of Credo Reference website (viewed July 21, 2021).
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Contents:
Drawing: materials, techniques, styles, and practice: Introduction; Chapter 1. The elements and principles of design in drawing; Chapter 2. Tools and techniques and the preservation of works on paper; Chapter 3. Applied drawings; Chapter 4. Subject matter; Chapter 5. The history of drawing; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography -- Music: techniques, styles, instruments, and practice: Introduction; Chapter 1. Music notation, sound, and the structure of music; Chapter 2. Musical composition; Chapter 3. Musical form; Chapter 4. Musical instruments; Chapter 5. Musical performance and expression; Chapter 6. Musical styles and genres in western music; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography -- Painting: materials, techniques, styles, and practice: Introduction; Chapter 1. The elements and principles of design in painting; Chapter 2. Procedures and mediums; Chapter 3. Synthetic and other mediums; Chapter 4. Forms of painting; Chapter 5. The conservation of paintings; Chapter 6. Imagery and subject matter; Chapter 7. Symbolism; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography -- Photography: equipment, techniques, styles, and practice: Introduction; Chapter 1. Cameras and lenses; Chapter 2. Black-and-white films; Chapter 3. Picture-taking technique; Chapter 4. Black-and-white processing and printing; Chapter 5. Colour photography; Chapter 6. Instant-picture photography; Chapter 7. Special photosensitive systems, special techniques, and applied photography; Chapter 8. Digital cameras and digital photography; Chapter 9. Photography's practical applications; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography -- Sculpture: materials, techniques, styles, and practice: Introduction; Chapter 1. The elements and principles of sculptural design; Chapter 2. Materials of sculpture and their conservation and repair; Chapter 3. Methods and techniques; Chapter 4. Forms, subject matter, imagery, and symbolism of sculpture; Chapter 5. Uses of sculpture; Chapter 6. The history of sculpture; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography.
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781787858565 (electronic version)1625134347 (ebook)9781625134349 (ebook)
Dewey class:
700.9
LC class:
NX440
Language:
English
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BRN:
501425
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