Art History
A Study Guide
by Janet Fuller Masters ; Joyce McKeon Smith
ISBN: 0130473243
ISBN-13: 9780130473240
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Published date: 1982
Pages: 298
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Art history: A study guide
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1982. (2nd printing). Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, bright, clean, slight curl. Slight edgewear and light soil to exterior. No markings. "a reliable framework for effective study." Prehistoric Art through 20th Century art. ISBN: 0130473243. ( more information)
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Art History: A Study Guide
MASTERS, JANET FULLER & SMITH, JOYCE MCKEON
Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs: 1981. Softcover. Good condition. With the help of this study guide, you will be able to obtain better grades, better exam results, and a better understanding with any of the three major texts in this field: H. W. Janson's History of Art, Second Edition; Frederick Hartt's Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture; and de la Croix and Tansey's Gardner's Art through the Ages, Seventh Edition. ISBN: 0130473243. ( more information)
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