Honour, Hugh

The visual arts : a history by Hugh Honour ( Book )
130 editions published between 1982 and 2013 in 11 languages and held by 2,856 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this fourth edition, the authors expand their account of specific periods and artforms. Many discussions - from late Gothic art to 19th-century Dutch landscape painting to Native American art - have been treated at greater length, and a new final chapter added to cover the 1980s and 1990s

Dictionary of the decorative arts by John Fleming ( Book )
53 editions published between 1966 and 1990 in English and Spanish and held by 2,605 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Romanticism by Hugh Honour ( Book )
54 editions published between 1979 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,524 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
'This stylish and erudite thematic study of the influence Romanticism exerts upon Western culture and particularly the visual arts is the companion volume to Honour's equally valuable New-classicism ... The text is supported by a useful selection of illustrations ... Excellent footnotes and a good index

The visual arts : a history by Hugh Honour ( Book )
44 editions published between 1982 and 2010 in English and held by 2,384 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The most up-to-date and wide-ranging history of art ever published in a single volume, The Visual Arts: A History presents art as an integrated dimension of human activity. With insight and elegance, it offers an authoritative, balanced, and stimulating account of the arts - ranging from a statuette carved in central Europe some 30,000 years ago to contemporary installation pieces by Jenny Holzer and Gary Hill. The scope is international, including the art of Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The fine arts are represented, of course, by painting, mosaic, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, architecture, and photography. But so are other arts: textiles, coins, pottery, enamels, gold and silver work, Earth and Land Art, Body and Video Art, to name a few. Authors Hugh Honour and John Fleming, two of this century's most esteemed art historians, explore the purpose and meaning of art in ways that challenge conventional ideas about "progress" and aesthetic enjoyment. They show how art can give pleasure and also deepen our self-knowledge. They guide us in understanding the visual arts' role in maintaining beliefs, practicing rituals, and transmitting moral and social codes. On the practical side, their text presents a sound account of techniques and methods of painting, building, and sculpting, and it explains the basic tools of the visual arts, such as color and perspective systems

The Penguin dictionary of architecture by John Fleming ( Book )
82 editions published between 1966 and 1991 in English and held by 1,983 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Horizon book of the arts of China ( Book )
4 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 1,841 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Encompasses sculpture, calligraphy, painting, rubbing, woodcuts, ceramics, decorative arts, architecture, and art objects of the Chinese

Neo-classicism by Hugh Honour ( Book )
77 editions published between 1968 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,455 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Classicism and Neo-classicism - Vision of antiquity - Art and revolution - The ideal - Sensibility and the sublime

The companion guide to Venice by Hugh Honour ( Book )
43 editions published between 1965 and 1997 in English and held by 1,287 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The author, describes not only the great showpieces of Venice, but also the Venetians themselves, the smaller streets and canals, the parts of the city not usually seen by the tourist, and what is most worth visiting in the outlying islands and on the mainland. He also provides practical information on such subjects as seasons and routes for going to Venice, hotels and restaurants and shops and on the complexities of the water - transport system

A dictionary of architecture by Nikolaus Pevsner ( Book )
57 editions published between 1966 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 1,267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Penguin dictionary of architecture and landscape architecture by John Fleming ( Book )
20 editions published between 1998 and 2007 in English and held by 1,096 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"For more than thirty years, The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture has been a standard work of reference." "Encyclopedic in breadth, it describes key individuals, styles, movements, materials, and terms from Aalto to Zakharov, from the Acropolis to ziggurats. Major entries range up to several pages in length and include cross references and bibliographies for further reading." "Now renamed The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, this new edition has been completely reworked by John Fleming and Hugh Honour. All entries have been updated as necessary, many new ones have been written, and much greater prominence has now been given to landscape architecture, one of the most dynamic and important growth fields of recent years."--Jacket