The Book Depository Northern Renaissance Art by Susie Nash
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Description: Northern Renaissance Art : Paperback : Oxford University Press : 9780192842695 : 0192842692 : 29 Jan 2009 : The history of northern Renaissance art, from the late 14th to the early 16th century, drawing on a rich range of sources to show how northern European art dominated the visual culture of Europe in this formative period. The Book Depository Northern Renaissance Art by Susie Nash - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780192842695
MPN: 0192842692
GTIN: 9780192842695
Author: Audrey Birchley
Rating: 5
Review: This is one of the required study books for the Open University, level 3 Renaissance art module, which I wanted for study purposes. It deals with the Northern Renaissance so is interesting as a diversion from the Florentine Renaissance which most students would be familiar with. It is easy to read, though the photographs would obviously be an improvement in book form, but the portability of the kindle makes a welcome change from carrying heavy books about. Susie Nash conveys her knowledge to the student in such a way that stimulates further study of the period. I found the detail of art construction, how a work of art was created, the materials used, & how through xray technology today it is possible to discover the source of the artist's design, was all new to me.
Author: Gooseberry
Rating: 2
Review: A well written and scholarly but readable introduction to the subject. It has a good breadth both in terms of the material covered and the process of creating art in the period. But, oh dear, the quality of the photographic reproduction of the works of art is disappointing! Even quite ordinary Kindle books now have superb artwork. Enlarging pictures and zooming in on them in this book only highlights the lack of quality. Such a shame, as the text is so good, and unfortunately for me it really undermined my appreciation of this book. I could maybe have understood it if it had been a bargain price, but at the price it was I'd recommend trying elsewhere.
