The Grove Dictionary of Art (34 volumes complete)

Grove, 1996. Hardbound. VG (light foxing to block of volumes 28, 30 and 33, library stamp inside front covers, pages are otherwise very clean and clear, bindings tight). Green thick paper-covered boards. 1000s of pages and illustrations. This impressive and often referenced set occupies about 80 inches of shelf space and has a shipping weight of around 180 pounds. Boasting well over 6,000 contributors from 12 countries, the Dictionary offers its readers authoritative and comprehensive global coverage. A resource for both art and cultural studies, the Dictionary serves as a unique guide to all the visual arts: painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, drawing, printmaking, as well as the decorative arts. The Dictionary ranges far both geographically and historically; it features unparalleled coverage of Africa, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and Mongolia, China, India, the Islamic world, Japan, Korea, Native North America, Pacific and Aboriginal Australia, Pre-Columbian America, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, the Ancient Near East, and Ancient Rome. Providing depth as well as breadth, The Dictionary of Art examines important art forms and key issues of design, taste, function, and patronage, illuminating them in light of the cultural context in which they developed. Extensive documentation provided to assist in further research. Shipping weight is 180 pounds. Contents as follows: Vol. 1. A to Anckerman -- vol. 2. Ancona to Azzolino -- vol. 3. B to Biard -- vol. 4. Biardeau to Brüggemann -- vol. 5. Brugghen, ter to Casson -- vol. 6. Cassone to China, paragraphe VII: Ceramics -- vol. 7. China, paragraphe VIII: Jade-carving to Cossa -- vol. 8. Cossiers to Diotti -- vol. 9. Diploma work to Egypt, ancient, paragraphe X: Painting and drawing -- vol. 10. Egypt, ancient, paragraphe XI: Writing and books to Ferrant -- vol. 11. Ferrara to Gainsborough -- vol. 12. Gairard to Goodhue -- vol. 13. Goodnough to Habsburg, paragraphe I: Austrian branch -- vol. 14. Habsburg, paragraphe II: Spanish branch to Hungary, paragraphe V: Interior decoration and furniture -- vol. 15. Hungary, paragraphe VI: Ceramics to Iran, ancient -- vol. 16. Iraq to Janousek -- vol. 17. Jansen to Ketel -- vol. 18. Kettle to Leathart -- vol. 19. Leather to Macho -- vol. 20. Mächtig to Medal -- vol. 21. Medallion to Montalbani -- vol. 22. Montald to Neufforge -- vol. 23. Neuhuys to Pandit Seu -- vol. 24. Pandolfini to Pitti -- vol. 25. Pittoni to Raphael -- vol. 26. Raphon to Rome, ancient, paragraphe II: Architecture -- vol. 27. Rome, ancient, paragraphe III: Planning to Savot -- vol. 28. Savoy to Soderini -- vol. 29. Södermark to Summerson -- vol. 30. Summonte to Tinne -- vol. 31. Tinoco to Varna -- vol. 32. Varnish to Wavere -- vol. 33. Wax to Zyvele * Appendices -- vol. 34. Index.