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| About the Authors |
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| Acknowledgments |
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3 | (27) |
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3 | (6) |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (3) |
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9 | (11) |
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Is There One Standard of Good Taste? |
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I Don't Know Much About Art, But I Know What I Like |
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Kitsch: Trash or Treasure? |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (6) |
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30 | (22) |
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30 | (4) |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (7) |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (3) |
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Motion, Time, and the Temporal Arts |
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48 | (4) |
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52 | (11) |
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52 | (3) |
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Contrast, Emphasis, and Focal Points |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (4) |
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63 | (1) |
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Artistic Approaches to Representation |
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63 | (10) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (11) |
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Cultural and Period Style |
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73 | (2) |
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75 | (3) |
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Group Style and Personal Style |
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Style and Cultural Convergence |
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When Is it a Period, a Style, or a Movement? |
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84 | (3) |
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Chapter Four Two-Dimensional Artforms, Materials, Media, and Processes |
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87 | (4) |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (2) |
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Traditional Painting Techniques |
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93 | (7) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (7) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (4) |
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106 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (3) |
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110 | (3) |
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113 | (7) |
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116 | (1) |
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Photography and "Reality" |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (6) |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (1) |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (9) |
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Chapter Five Three-Dimensional Artforms, Materials, Media, and Processes |
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135 | (17) |
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136 | (4) |
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140 | (12) |
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152 | (1) |
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152 | (3) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (3) |
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162 | (25) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (19) |
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183 | (4) |
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Chapter Six Looking at and Interpreting Art |
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187 | (9) |
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187 | (3) |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (4) |
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196 | (5) |
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Social and Cultural Analysis |
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201 | (3) |
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204 | (3) |
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Psychoanalytic Interpretation |
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207 | (3) |
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210 | (6) |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (8) |
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Chapter Seven A Brief History of the Role of the Artist in Society |
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The Artist as Spiritual Medium |
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227 | (2) |
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The Artist as Craftsman or Craftswoman |
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229 | (7) |
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The Artist as Divinely Inspired Genius |
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236 | (3) |
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237 | (2) |
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239 | (2) |
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The Artist as Scientist and Engineer |
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241 | (2) |
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The Artist as Tragic Genius |
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243 | (3) |
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246 | (7) |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (5) |
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253 | (8) |
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Part 2 Categories and Themes in Art |
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261 | (8) |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (2) |
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The Nude in the Modern Era |
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266 | (3) |
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269 | (6) |
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269 | (1) |
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The Legacy of Ancient Greece |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (4) |
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275 | (7) |
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276 | (2) |
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Christianity and the Body |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (2) |
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282 | (8) |
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283 | (3) |
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Traditions of Portraiture |
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286 | (2) |
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288 | (2) |
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290 | (5) |
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Chapter Nine The Environment |
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295 | (5) |
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300 | (19) |
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Landscape Painting in the Ancient World |
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300 | (1) |
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Landscape as an Emerging Genre in Europe |
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300 | (2) |
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Landscape Painting in Asia |
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302 | (4) |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (2) |
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310 | (5) |
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315 | (2) |
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Landscape and Abstraction |
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317 | (2) |
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The Artist and the Environment |
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319 | (16) |
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320 | (3) |
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323 | (3) |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (3) |
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The Environment and Counter-Culture: Burning Man |
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330 | (5) |
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Chapter Ten Religion and Spirituality in Art |
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Holy Places and the Order of the Cosmos |
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335 | (11) |
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Prehistory and the Ancient World |
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335 | (3) |
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338 | (2) |
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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
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340 | (3) |
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Pre-Colombian Civilizations |
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343 | (2) |
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Transcendentalism and Mysticism |
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345 | (1) |
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Divine Images and the Life of the Gods |
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346 | (9) |
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Cult Statues and Religious Narratives in the Ancient World |
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347 | (2) |
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Sacred Images in Hindu and Buddhist Art |
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349 | (1) |
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Sacred Images in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
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350 | (5) |
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Images in the Modern World |
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355 | (1) |
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The Art of Death and the Spiritual Life |
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355 | (14) |
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Grave Goods and Ancestor Cults |
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356 | (2) |
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358 | (3) |
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Art and Religious Practice |
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361 | (8) |
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Part 3 The Art World: Buying, Selling, Collecting, and Exhibiting |
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The Traditions of Art Patronage |
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369 | (6) |
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369 | (3) |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (2) |
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375 | (2) |
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377 | (5) |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (4) |
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382 | (4) |
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386 | (4) |
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386 | (1) |
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387 | (3) |
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390 | (5) |
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390 | (1) |
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Chapter Twelve The Museum |
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Early Museums: Private Collections |
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395 | (3) |
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Public Museums and Public Education |
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398 | (3) |
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World's Fairs and the Museum |
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401 | (7) |
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The Continuing Development of the Museum |
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408 | (3) |
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Benefits of Museums: Preservation, Conservation, and Restoration |
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411 | (4) |
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Chapter Thirteen Art Looting and Censorship |
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415 | (5) |
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416 | (1) |
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417 | (1) |
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419 | (1) |
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420 | (7) |
| Appendix I Maps |
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427 | (10) |
| Appendix II Glossary |
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437 | (28) |
| Appendix III Workbook |
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465 | (62) |
| Bibliography |
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527 | (14) |
| Index |
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