Name: Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture By Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies, Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Leicester)
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Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture Summary

Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture: 2 volumes by Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies, Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Leicester)

Covering all aspects of classical art from the Etruscans to the fall of the Roman Empire, The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art & Architecture is a comprehensive reference source on this important field of study. Drawing on the expansive scholarship of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols) and Grove Art Online, and adding dozens of new entries, the Encyclopedia includes all subject areas in the classical arts, including philosophers, rulers, writers and artists, architecture, ceramics, sculpture, and more. Arranged alphabetically, this two-volume set contains over 800 entries tracing the development of the art forms in classical civilizations such as ancient Greece and Rome. Illustrated with 400 halftones, maps and line drawings, and 32 color plates, the Encyclopedia is a reliable and convenient resource covering this field of everlasting significance in the development of western culture.

Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture Reviews

Intellectually impressive and visually informative, this noteworthy and authoritative encyclopedia is...strongly recommended * Library Journal *

About Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies, Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Leicester)

Gordon Campbell is Professor of Renaissance Literature at the University of Leicester. He was the founding editor of Renaissance Studies and is now the general editor of Review of English Studies. He has served as chairman of the Society for Renaissance Studies and President of the English Association, of which he is a director. He has been awarded a D. Litt by the University of York and an honorary doctorate by the University of Bucharest; he is also a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a corresponding fellow of South African Society for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and a member of the advisory board of the Sociedad Espanola de Estudios Renacentistas Ingleses.

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GOR013768729

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9780195300826

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0195300823

Title

Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture: 2 volumes by Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies, Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Leicester)

Author

Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies, Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Leicester)

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Hardback

Publisher

Oxford University Press Inc

Year published

2007-07-26

Number of pages

1600

Prizes

Winner of ^IBooklist^R Editor's Choice 2007 ^IChoice^R Outstanding Academic Title 2007 ^ILibrary Journal^R Best Reference 2007.

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Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies, Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Leicester)

Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture by Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies, Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Leicester)

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Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture Summary

Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture: 2 volumes by Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies, Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Leicester)

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About Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies, Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Leicester)

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