The Timeline Book of the Arts

420 Pages·1995·37.214 MB·English

by  George Ochoa, Melinda Corey

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The Timeline Book of the Arts
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* Forthcoming
The Timeline Book of the Arts
George Ochoa and Melinda Corey
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction xi
A Note to the Reader xiii
Timeline
1
Appendix: Birth and Death Dates 359
Bibliography 375
Index 379
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