Upgrade your Encarta experience
Go to articleFurther Reading   from Encarta 
Further Reading offers additional information about your topics.

African Art and Architecture
Also on Encarta
African art and architecture
Bacquart, Jean-Baptiste. The Tribal Arts of Africa. Thames & Hudson, 1998. A survey of the artistic achievements of African artists south of the Sahara.
Berman, Esme. Berman's Art and Artists of South Africa. Southern, Menasha Ridge, 1993. 1999. Historical survey of painting and graphic art.
Blier, Suzanne Preston. The Royal Arts of Africa: The Majesty of Form. Abrams, 1998. Multifaceted consideration of the art of the royal kingdoms of west and central Africa.
Elleh, Nnamdi. African Architecture: Evolution and Transformation. McGraw-Hill, 1996. Surveys the developments across the whole continent; well illustrated.
Garlake, Peter. Early Art & Architecture of Africa. Oxford University Press, 2002. A new history of more than 5,000 years of African art and architecture that reveals its true diversity.
Meyer, Laure. Black Africa: Masks, Sculpture, Jewelry. Terrail, 1995. Well-illustrated introduction and overview of the role of the arts in various African cultures.
Pivin, Jean Loup, and N'Gone Fall, eds. An Anthology of African Art: The Twentieth Century. Editions Revue Noire, 2002. Well-illustrated survey of contemporary African art.
Prussin, Labelle. African Nomadic Architecture: Space, Place, and Gender. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997. Handsomely illustrated study of the portable shelters that house the nomadic peoples of northern Africa.
Visona, Monica Blackmun, and others, eds. A History of Art in Africa. Abrams, 2000. Groundbreaking coverage of the entire continent of Africa.
Willett, Frank. African Art: An Introduction. 3rd ed. Thames & Hudson, 2003. Broad discussion of history, geography, culture, aesthetics.

© 2008 Microsoft