Irish art : a concise history by Arnold, Bruce - 1995

New York : Thames and Hudson, 1995. Fourth Edition. Softcover. Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; World of art. Edition; Revised edition. Physical description; 180 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: p. 175-176. Summary; Bruce Arnold traces the complex evolution of Irish art through three millennia, showing how it has drawn on Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Mediterranean sources. The author repatriates Irish artists who are frequently regarded as ""English""--including William Mulready, Daniel Maclise and James Barry-- and explores how Irish paintings and sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, metalwork and architecture together form a rich and distinctive cultural heritage. 179 illus., 20 in color. Subjects; Art, Irish. Art - Ireland - History. Art, Irish - History. Irish visual arts, to 1976. History of art / art & design styles. Ireland. Art / History / General. Art / Criticism & Theory. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.