| Description |
300 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Art for travellers |
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Art for travellers.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Section 1. Paradise on earth : French art of the Middle Ages. A brief history of medieval architecture and art ; Three major figures of medieval architecture ; An overview of trails in this section ; trail 1. Notre Dame de Paris ; trail 2. Sainte Chapelle ; trail 3. Medieval art in museums ; trail 4. Saint Denis ; trail 5. The Middles Ages in the Latin Quarter ; trail 6. Chartres and Gothic France outside of Paris ; Chartres ; Reims ; Laon ; Soissons ; Beauvais -- section 2. After the naked lunch : impressionists and post-impressionists. A brief history of impressionist art ; Profiles of the artists ; An overview of the trails in this section ; trail 1. Impressionists and their predecessors ; trail 2. Post-impressionists ; trail 3. Monet and others ; Other museums and suggested day trips -- section 3. Art and anti-art : the 20th century. trail 1. Modern art in the Pompidou Center ; trail 2. Other museums of modern art -- section 4. World art in the Louvre. trail 1. Greek and Etruscan art ; trail 2. Italian and French painting ; Other artists, architects and figures of note ; Saints ; Biblical and Christian characters, stories, places, and terms -- Glossary. |
| Summary |
The Hannans provide a succinct guide for travelers who are "serious--but not stuffy--about art." The text is organized into four sections: the Middle Ages, Impressionists and Post- Impressionists, art and anti-art of the 20th century, and Greek art and Italian and French painting in the Louvre. Each section is further subdivided into a several self-guided tours. Illustrated with full-color reproductions, b&w line drawings and maps, the text includes appendices on other figures of note, saints, and biblical terms, characters, and stories. The authors' credentials are not stated. Annotation ♭2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). |
| Processing Action |
committed to retain 20170930 20421231 HathiTrust CtY To help ensure preservation of print and digital collections, this title is retained by Yale University Library on behalf of the HathiTrust Shared Print Program. |
| Subject |
Art, French -- Guidebooks.
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Art -- France -- Guidebooks.
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France -- Guidebooks.
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Art. (OCoLC)fst00815177
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Art, French. (OCoLC)fst00816279
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France. (OCoLC)fst01204289
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks. (OCoLC)fst01423871
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Guidebooks.
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| Added Author |
Hannan, Lorna.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Hannan, Bill. France. New York : Interlink Books, 2004 (OCoLC)761225173 |
| ISBN |
156656509X (pbk.) |
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9781566565097 (pbk.) |
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