The Britannica Guide to the Visual and Performing Arts

Editors: Dhillon, Natasha C., Hamilton, Trenton and Forte, Virginia et.al
Publication Year: 2016
Publisher: Britannica Digital Learning

Price: Core Collection Only This title is available on our Core subscription collections and is not available for individual purchase.
ISBN: 978-1-62-513404-2
Category: Arts & Leisure - Performing Arts
Image Count: 256
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

The Britannica Guide to the Visual and Performing Arts offers a compelling overview of the history of visual and performing arts. Key developments in painting, photography, film, dance, theatre, sculpture, architecture, and music are considered, as well as the major individuals whose contributions have had a long-lasting impact on their respective disciplines.

This book is found in the following Credo Collections:

The History of Western Painting
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: PREHISTORIC ORIGINS OF PAINTING
CHAPTER 2: PAINTING IN CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY
CHAPTER 3: EARLY CHRISTIANITY THROUGH THE MIDDLE AGES
CHAPTER 4: PAINTING OF THE RENAISSANCE
CHAPTER 5: THE BAROQUE
CHAPTER 6: THE NEOCLASSICAL AND ROMANTIC PERIODS
CHAPTER 7: PAINTING IN MODERN ART
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The History of Photography
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: THE INVENTION AND EARLY EVOLUTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY: c. 1839–1900
CHAPTER 2: ESTABLISHING GENRES
CHAPTER 3: PERFECTING THE MEDIUM: 1900–1945
CHAPTER 4: CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY: 1945–PRESENT
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The History of Film
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: ORIGINS: EARLY YEARS, 1830–1910
CHAPTER 2: THE SILENT YEARS, 1910–27
CHAPTER 3: THE PRE–WORLD WAR II SOUND ERA
CHAPTER 4: DECLINE OF THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS: THE WAR YEARS AND POST–WORLD WAR II TRENDS
CHAPTER 5: TRANSITION TO THE 21ST CENTURY: THE EXPANSION OF MEDIA CULTURE
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The History of Western Dance
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: DANCE AS AN ART FORM: FROM ANTIQUITY THROUGH THE RENAISSANCE
CHAPTER 2: THE 17TH, 18TH, AND 19TH CENTURIES
CHAPTER 3: THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES
CHAPTER 4: FOLK DANCE
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The History of Theatre
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: THEATRE FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO THE MEDIEVAL ERA
CHAPTER 2: RENAISSANCE THEATRE
CHAPTER 3: WESTERN THEATRE IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES
CHAPTER 4: EAST ASIAN THEATRE
CHAPTER 5: THEATRE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
CHAPTER 6: AFRICAN THEATRE
CHAPTER 7: WESTERN THEATRE OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY
CHAPTER 8: POST–WORLD WAR II THEATRE
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The History of Western Sculpture
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: THE BEGINNINGS OF WESTERN SCULPTURE
CHAPTER 2: ROMAN SCULPTURE
CHAPTER 3: SCULPTURE OF THE MIDDLE AGES
CHAPTER 4: RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE SCULPTURE
CHAPTER 5: NEOCLASSICAL, ROMANTIC, AND MODERN SCULPTURE
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The History of Western Architecture
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE
CHAPTER 2: BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE
CHAPTER 3: ARCHITECTURE IN THE MIDDLE AGES: THE CHRISTIAN WEST
CHAPTER 4: RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE
CHAPTER 5: BAROQUE AND ROCOCO
CHAPTER 6: TRENDS IN ARCHITECTURE FROM C. 1750 TO 1900
CHAPTER 7: ARCHITECTURE IN THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The History of Music
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: HISTORICAL CONCEPTIONS
CHAPTER 2: THEORIES OF MUSICAL MEANING SINCE THE 19TH CENTURY
CHAPTER 3: MUSIC RECORDING
CHAPTER 4: MUSICAL GENRES OF NOTE
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY