The Britannica guide to the visual and performing arts
2021
eBook
Abstract: The Britannica Guide to the Visual and Performing Arts offers a compelling overview of the history of visual and performing arts. Key developments in painting, photography, film, dance, theatre, sculpture, architecture, and music are considered, as well as the major individuals whose contributions have had a long-lasting impact on their respective disciplines.
Author:
Credo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
[London, England] : Britannica Digital Learning, 2016.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2021.
Collation:
1 online resource (86 entries) : 256 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.
Linking notes:
Print version: 1 online resource
Contents:
The history of western painting: Introduction; Chapter 1. Prehistoric origins of painting; Chapter 2. Painting in classical antiquity; Chapter 3. Early Christianity through the middle ages; Chapter 4. Painting of the renaissance; Chapter 5. The baroque; Chapter 6. The neoclassical and romantic periods; Chapter 7. Painting in modern art; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography -- The history of photography: Introduction; Chapter 1. The invention and early evolution of photography: c. 1839-1900; Chapter 2. Establishing genres; Chapter 3. Perfecting the medium: 1900-1945; Chapter 4. Contemporary photography: 1945-present; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography -- The history of film: Introduction; Chapter 1. Origins: early years, 1830-1910; Chapter 2. The silent years, 1910-27; Chapter 3. The pre-World War II sound era; Chapter 4. Decline of the Hollywood studios: the war years and post-World War II trends; Chapter 5. Transition to the 21st century: the expansion of media culture; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography -- The history of western dance: Introduction; Chapter 1. Dance as an art form: from antiquity through the renaissance; Chapter 2. The 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries; Chapter 3. The 20th and 21st centuries; Chapter 4. Folk dance; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography -- The history of theatre: Introduction; Chapter 1. Theatre from the ancient world to the medieval era; Chapter 2. Renaissance theatre; Chapter 3. Western theatre in the 18th and 19th centuries; Chapter 4. East Asian theatre; Chapter 5. Theatre in Southeast Asia; Chapter 6. African theatre; Chapter 7. Western theatre of the early 20th century; Chapter 8. Post-World War II theatre; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography -- The history of western sculpture: Introduction; Chapter 1. The beginnings of western sculpture; Chapter 2. Roman sculpture; Chapter 3. Sculpture of the middle ages; Chapter 4. Renaissance and baroque sculpture; Chapter 5. Neoclassical, romantic, and modern sculpture; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography -- The history of western architecture: Introduction; Chapter 1. Ancient architecture; Chapter 2. Byzantine architecture; Chapter 3. Architecture in the middle ages: the Christian west; Chapter 4. Renaissance architecture; Chapter 5. Baroque and rococo; Chapter 6. Trends in architecture from c. 1750 to 1900; Chapter 7. Architecture in the 20th and 21st centuries; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography -- The history of music: Introduction; Chapter 1. Historical conceptions; Chapter 2. Theories of musical meaning since the 19th century; Chapter 3. Music recording; Chapter 4. Musical genres of note; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography.
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781787858558 (electronic version)1625134045 (ebook)9781625134042 (ebook)
Dewey class:
700.9
LC class:
NX440
Language:
English
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Subject:
BRN:
501428
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