"Geared towards the general reader, it contains almost 3500 sophisticated but engagingly written entries....Witty and lively."--Library Journal
"Ian Chilvers' book The Oxford Dictionary of Art has been the traditional artists' reference for the Western art world for years. Now you can pick up an updated version of Chilvers' classic work...with more than 3500 entries on everything from style s and techniques to artists and critics." --
Artist's Magazine
Reviews of previous edition "lastingly useful...the bulk of this volume devoted to succinct and readable accounts (browsing is a pleasure) of artists, styles, movements, art forms, materials and techniques will undoubtedly earn it an honourable place on many bookshelves."-- Times Literary Supplement
"Delightfully written...Many entries I have read are little classics...I wish I had space to enlarge on the literary elegance which places this so far in advance of most dictionaries."--Arts Review
"Geared towards the general reader, it contains almost 3500 sophisticated but engagingly written entries....Witty and lively."--Library Journal
"Ian Chilvers' book The Oxford Dictionary of Art has been the traditional artists' reference for the Western art world for years. Now you can pick up an updated version of Chilvers' classic work...with more than 3500 entries on everything from style s and techniques to artists and critics." --
Artist's Magazine
Reviews of previous edition "lastingly useful...the bulk of this volume devoted to succinct and readable accounts (browsing is a pleasure) of artists, styles, movements, art forms, materials and techniques will undoubtedly earn it an honourable place on many bookshelves."-- Times Literary Supplement
"Delightfully written...Many entries I have read are little classics...I wish I had space to enlarge on the literary elegance which places this so far in advance of most dictionaries."--Arts Review
"Geared towards the general reader, it contains almost 3500 sophisticated but engagingly written entries....Witty and lively."--Library Journal
"Ian Chilvers' book The Oxford Dictionary of Art has been the traditional artists' reference for the Western art world for years. Now you can pick up an updated version of Chilvers' classic work...with more than 3500 entries on everything from style s and techniques to artists and critics." -- Artist's Magazine
Reviews of previous edition "lastingly useful...the bulk of this volume devoted to succinct and readable accounts (browsing is a pleasure) of artists, styles, movements, art forms, materials and techniques will undoubtedly earn it an honourable place on many bookshelves."-- Times Literary Supplement
"Delightfully written...Many entries I have read are little classics...I wish I had space to enlarge on the literary elegance which places this so far in advance of most dictionaries."--Arts Review
"Geared towards the general reader, it contains almost 3500 sophisticated but engagingly written entries....Witty and lively."--Library Journal
"Ian Chilvers' book The Oxford Dictionary of Art has been the traditional artists' reference for the Western art world for years. Now you can pick up an updated version of Chilvers' classic work...with more than 3500 entries on everything from style s and techniques to artists and critics." -- Artist's Magazine
Reviews of previous edition "lastingly useful...the bulk of this volume devoted to succinct and readable accounts (browsing is a pleasure) of artists, styles, movements, art forms, materials and techniques will undoubtedly earn it an honourable place on many bookshelves."-- Times Literary Supplement
"Delightfully written...Many entries I have read are little classics...I wish I had space to enlarge on the literary elegance which places this so far in advance of most dictionaries."--Arts Review