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John Fleming (1) (1919–2001)

Autor(a) de The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture

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John Fleming was born in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England on June 12, 1919. He read English at Trinity College, Cambridge. During World War II, he served with the Intelligence Corps and wrote articles for Architectural Review in his spare time. After the war, he qualified as a solicitor and served with mostrar mais the John Hilton bureau at Cambridge. The death of his parents enabled Fleming to follow his own inclinations by going to Italy to try his luck as a freelance writer. In the mid-1950's, he started writing and editing with Hugh Honour. For Penguin Books, they edited the series Style and Civilization. They also edited two more series for Penguin: Architect and Society and Art in Context. Together they wrote The Visual Arts: A History, The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts, and The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture with Nikolaus Pevsner. Fleming won two prizes in 1962 for Robert Adam and His Circle in Edinburgh and Rome. He died on May 29, 2001 at the age of 81. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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Associated Works

Heritage of Images: A Selection of Lectures (1970) — Editor — 24 exemplares
Turner: Rain, steam, and speed (1972) — Series editor — 16 exemplares

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The Visual Arts is recognized as the most up-to-date and wide-ranging history of art available in one volume. Now completely revised, it's more comprehensive and compelling than ever.Authors Honour and Fleming take readers from pre-history to Post-Modernism, exploring all the familiar movements and masterworks but also delving into non-Western traditions, architecture, and the decorative arts. The incisive text (incorporating new research and discoveries), more than 1,350 illustrations (nearly 20% new), maps (all redrawn), time charts (all redesigned), and sidebars (including the new "Concepts" and "Urban Development") make this an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to understand art in context.… (mais)
 
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Cultural_Attache | 1 outra crítica | Jul 15, 2018 |
Better than the Gowing. I think, better than Janson.
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deckla | 1 outra crítica | Jun 18, 2018 |
Un classico. Sempre affidabile e ottimo come entry level. Avevo un’edizione degli anni ‘70 e ho preso questa, che come formato è quattro volte più grande, a scatola chiusa: purtroppo ho scoperto che è un ottimo esempio di come, con l’aggiunta di soli pochissimi voci, i margini più grandi, carattere più grande e carta più spessa possono gonfiare un libro a quattro volte le dimensioni fisiche (e di prezzo) della prima edizione. Ciononostante, lo considero un dizionario di base.
Segnalato da Simon Turner… (mais)
 
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Biblit | Jun 23, 2010 |
"Algemene kunstgeschiedenis" van Honour & Fleming is duidelijk meer een wereldgeschiedenis van de kunst dan het boek van Jansson. Van de 22 hoofdstukken zijn er 7 die zich met niet-Europese kunst bezighouden. In vergelijking met Jansson zijn de teksten uitgebreider en informatiever. Een betere keus dus!
 
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erikscheffers | 1 outra crítica | Jun 18, 2009 |

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10
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ISBN
146
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