Seeing Through Paintings: Physical Examination in Art Historical Studies

Seeing Through Paintings: Physical Examination in Art Historical Studies

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"This marvelous book is a much-needed introductory handbook." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Book Description
This prize-winning book offers the only comprehensive discussion available on materials, techniques, and condition issues in Western easel paintings from medieval times to the present. Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2000. Winner of the College Art Association and Heritage Preservation joint award for Distinction in Scholarship and Conservation

Seeing Through Paintings: Physical Examination in Art Historical Studies

Seeing Through Paintings: Physical Examination in Art Historical Studies,Andrea Kirsh,Rustin S. Levenson,Andrea Kirsch,Yale University Press,0300094086,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Criticism,General,History - General,Art / History / General

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