Arts

 Profiling milestones and movements in the arts, literature, music and religion from a specific period, each volume in this five volume set helps students and researchers understand the various disciplines of the humanities in relation to each other, as well as to history and culture.

 

Chapters begin with a chronology of major events within the discipline followed by articles covering the movements, schools of thought and masterworks that characterise the discipline during the era.

 

"...If a library of any kind can only afford to buy this set over buying numerous books on the humanities and the arts, this would be a good choice" www.curledup.com, October 2005.

 

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 This edition of the critically lauded Contemporary Fashion includes coverage of more than 450 designers, milliners, footwear designers, fashion companies and textile houses. Entries in this lavishly illustrated resource include a biographical summary; primary and secondary bibliography, including articles and exhibition catalogs; and a signed, critical essay written by an expert in the field.

 

"A godsend in a field that has had scant attention. Essential." CHOICE (February 1996)

 

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 The 10-volume, illustrated series considers the film industry from its early roots in the 19th century right up to 1990. It examines the development of film and the film industry, analyzing both the genres, themes and technology that defined each decade and the political and economic background that gave rise to them. Each volume focuses on a separate decade, providing a narrative on the evolution of both the business and the art of film in America.

 

This award-winning examination of the American film industry has already been acclaimed as "A major achievement in film history, unlikely to be surpassed for many years" (American Historical Review) and an "indispensable" set (Film Quarterly).

 

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