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Throughout the previous seven editions, this text has earned a reputation for elegance and the highest standards of quality. Living with Art helps students develop an appreciation of art by offering a clear and comprehensive introduction to the visual arts from several perspectives: themes and purposes of art; the vocabulary of art; individual art media (painting, drawing, camera arts, sculpture, architecture, etc.); and the history of art. The book is rich with illustrations drawn from a wide range of artistic cultures and time periods. Students that choose the VitalBook version of this title have access to powerful digital learning tools. Students can share notes with others, customize the appearance and layout of the content, and organize all their digital course materials from a single program. VitalSource is a downloadable eBook. Students can install their eBook on up to two machines. Students can also print sections of the book for maximum portability.
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Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- CHAPTER ONE: LIVING WITH ART
- CHAPTER TWO: WHAT IS ART?
- CHAPTER THREE: THEMES OF ART
- CHAPTER FOUR: THE VISUAL ELEMENTS
- CHAPTER FIVE: PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
- CHAPTER SIX: DRAWING
- CHAPTER SEVEN: PAINTING
- CHAPTER EIGHT: PRINTS
- CHAPTER NINE: CAMERA AND COMPUTER ARTS
- CHAPTER TEN: GRAPHIC DESIGN
- CHAPTER ELEVEN: SCULPTURE AND INSTALLATION
- CHAPTER TWELVE: CRAFTS
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: ARCHITECTURE
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN WORLDS
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: CHRISTIANITY AND THE FORMATION OF EUROPE
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN: THE RENAISSANCE
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES
- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: ARTS OF ISLAM AND OF AFRICA
- CHAPTER NINETEEN: ARTS OF EAST ASIA: INDIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN
- CHAPTER TWENTY: ARTS OF THE PACIFIC AND OF THE AMERICAS
- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: THE MODERN WORLD: 1800–1945
- CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: ART SINCE 1945
- PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- NOTES TO THE TEXT
- GLOSSARY
- PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS
- INDEX
