Africa : the art of a continent /
by Phillips, Tom; Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain).
Type:
BookPublisher: Munich : Prestel, c1999Description: 615 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 30 cm.ISBN: 3791320041.Subject(s): African art -- Exhibitions
Contents:
Summary: More than eight hundred color photos fill this geographically arranged compendium of African art, which features pieces spanning more than a million years, made from such materials as bronze, ivory, wood, and dung, and includes four essays as well as commentary by over one hundred specialists.
Ancient Egypt and Nubia / Edna R. Russmann and Lโaslโo T่or่ok -- Eastern Africa / John Mack -- Southern Africa / Patricia Davison -- Central Africa / Daniel Biebuyck and Frank Herreman -- West Africa and the Guinea Coast / John Picton -- Sahel and Savanna / Renโe A. Bravmann -- Northern Africa / Timothy A. Insoll ... [et al.].
| Item type | Location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Book | NF 709 A (Browse shelf) | Available | H031255555 |
Total holds: 0
"First published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Africa: the art of a continent,' Royal Academy of Arts, London, 4 October 1995-21 January 1996"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 597-613).
Ancient Egypt and Nubia / Edna R. Russmann and Lโaslโo T่or่ok -- Eastern Africa / John Mack -- Southern Africa / Patricia Davison -- Central Africa / Daniel Biebuyck and Frank Herreman -- West Africa and the Guinea Coast / John Picton -- Sahel and Savanna / Renโe A. Bravmann -- Northern Africa / Timothy A. Insoll ... [et al.].
Kliatt, July 1999
More than eight hundred color photos fill this geographically arranged compendium of African art, which features pieces spanning more than a million years, made from such materials as bronze, ivory, wood, and dung, and includes four essays as well as commentary by over one hundred specialists.
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