/ Time Tangled Island: Leonardo da Vinci / DK Encyclopedia: Arts & Entertainment Cite DK Encyclopedia: Arts & Entertainment PAINTINGWHAT KINDS OF PAINTS DO ARTISTS USE? HOW AND WHEN DID PAINTING BEGIN? WHAT SUBJECTS DO ARTISTS PAINT? WHAT IS ILLUSIONISM? PERSPECTIVEFIND OUT MOREDRAWINGWHAT DO ARTISTS DRAW WITH? WHAT DO THE NUMBERS AND LETTERS ON PENCILS MEAN? IS DRAWING ALWAYS BLACK AND WHITE?SHADINGFIND OUT MORESCULPTUREWHAT DOES “THREE-DIMENSIONAL” MEAN? IS SCULPTURE ALWAYS VIEWED FROM ALL SIDES? HOW IS SCULPTURE MADE? FIND OUT MOREARTISTSWHERE DO ARTISTS WORK? HOW DO ARTISTS EARN A LIVING? GALLERIESFIND OUT MOREPHOTOGRAPHYWHO INVENTED PHOTOGRAPHY? WHEN DID CAMERAS BECOME PORTABLE? HAS PHOTOGRAPHY INFLUENCED PAINTING? HOW DOES COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY WORK? WHAT DO DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHERS DO? MOTION IN PICTURES FIND OUT MOREDESIGNWHAT MAKES A GOOD DESIGN? WHY DO DESIGNS CHANGE? HOW OLD IS FASHION DESIGN? HOW IS A PRODUCT DESIGNED? FIND OUT MOREDECORATIVE ARTSWHO ARE THE GREAT DECORATIVE ARTISTS? WHAT IS ART DECO? WHY IS SOME POTTERY CALLED CHINA? FIND OUT MOREARCHITECTUREWHY DO BUILDINGS LOOK SO DIFFERENT? WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE? HOW DO ARCHITECTS WORK? WHAT MATERIALS DO ARCHITECTS USE? WHAT DOES CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE MEAN? SKYSCRAPERSFIND OUT MOREMUSICHOW IS MUSIC CREATED? HOW DO WE REMEMBER PIECES OF MUSIC? LIVE PERFORMANCE RHYTHMPITCHMELODYFIND OUT MOREMUSICAL INSTRUMENTSHOW ARE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CATEGORIZED? HOW DO INSTRUMENTS GENERATE SOUND? HOW DO ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS WORK? FIND OUT MORECOMPOSITIONWHERE DO COMPOSERS GET THEIR IDEAS? WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF A COMPOSITION? WHAT COMES FIRST—WORDS OR MUSIC? IS ALL MUSIC COMPOSED? MUSIC TECHNOLOGY SCOREFIND OUT MOREPOPULAR MUSICWHEN DID POPULAR MUSIC BEGIN? WHAT STYLES OF POPULAR MUSIC ARE THERE? THE CHARTSFIND OUT MOREORCHESTRAHOW MANY MUSICIANS PLAY IN AN ORCHESTRA? HOW ARE THE MUSICIANS ARRANGED? WHAT DOES A CONDUCTOR DO? GAMELAN PERCUSSION ORCHESTRA FIND OUT MOREDANCEWHY DO PEOPLE DANCE? WHAT IS CLASSICAL DANCE? DANCE SHOESIMPROVISATIONCHOREOGRAPHYFIND OUT MOREMUSICALSWHERE DID MUSICALS ORIGINATE? HOW ARE MUSICALS PRODUCED? FIND OUT MOREOPERAWHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT VOICES IN OPERA? WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF OPERA? FIND OUT MOREPRINTINGHOW DID PRINTING DEVELOP? FIND OUT MOREWRITINGWILL HANDWRITING ALWAYS EXIST? WHAT IS CREATIVE WRITING? WHAT IS LITERACY? FIND OUT MORELITERATUREWHAT WERE THE FIRST WORKS OF LITERATURE? IS LITERATURE DIFFERENT AROUND THE WORLD? WHY DO PEOPLE WRITE LITERATURE? NOVELSGENRESPLOTSMYTHSNONFICTIONFIND OUT MOREPOETRYARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF POETRY? WHAT IS THE OLDEST POEM? WHAT ARE POETIC DEVICES? WHAT IS METER? DO POEMS ALWAYS HAVE RHYME AND RHYTHM? IS A VERSE THE SAME AS A STANZA? FIND OUT MORETHEATERWHAT WERE THE FIRST PLAYS? WHO IS INVOLVED IN MAKING A PLAY? WHAT IS MIME? IS DRAMA ALWAYS PERFORMED IN A THEATER? TRAGEDYCOMEDYSTAGEFIND OUT MORECINEMAWHERE ARE MOVIES MADE? WHAT DOES A DIRECTOR DO? HOW OLD IS CINEMA? BOLLYWOOD STUNTS ADAPTATIONS GENRES HOLLYWOODSPECIAL EFFECTSFIND OUT MOREWRITERSWHAT MAKES A GOOD WRITER? DO WRITERS GO OUT OF STYLE? IS WRITING FOR CHILDREN DIFFERENT? WHAT IS A NARRATOR? WHY DO SOME WRITERS BECOME FAMOUS? FIND OUT MOREANIMATIONWHAT IS CEL ANIMATION? HOW DOES STOP-FRAME ANIMATION WORK? COMPUTER ANIMATIONFIND OUT MOREGAMESHOW OLD IS CHESS? WHO INVENTS GAMES? FIND OUT MORETOYSWHY DO WE PLAY WITH TOYS? WHAT ARE THE OLDEST TOYS? FIND OUT MOREHOME ENTERTAINMENTWHAT DID PEOPLE DO BEFORE TV WAS INVENTED? WHAT IS HOME CINEMA? IS DIGITAL BROADCASTING HERE TO STAY? WHAT IS “HI-FI” MUSIC? FIND OUT MORESPORTSHAVE PEOPLE ALWAYS PLAYED SPORTS? WHEN DID SPORTS BECOME ORGANIZED? WHAT ARE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS? TEAM SPORTSEXTREME SPORTSFIND OUT MORECOMPETITIONSWHAT WERE THE FIRST GREAT COMPETITIONS? WHY ARE SOME COMPETITIONS SO FAMOUS? THE WORLD CUPSUPER BOWLSPONSORSHIPFIND OUT MOREOLYMPICSWHO INVENTED THE MODERN OLYMPICS? WHO RUNS THE OLYMPICS NOW? WHAT IS THE OLYMPIC IDEAL? ANCIENT OLYMPICSTRACK AND FIELDFIND OUT MORECopyright © 2007 Dorling Kindersley DK Arts & Entertainment: Painting DK Society & Beliefs: Human Rights ✖
PAINTINGWHAT KINDS OF PAINTS DO ARTISTS USE? HOW AND WHEN DID PAINTING BEGIN? WHAT SUBJECTS DO ARTISTS PAINT? WHAT IS ILLUSIONISM? PERSPECTIVEFIND OUT MOREDRAWINGWHAT DO ARTISTS DRAW WITH? WHAT DO THE NUMBERS AND LETTERS ON PENCILS MEAN? IS DRAWING ALWAYS BLACK AND WHITE?SHADINGFIND OUT MORESCULPTUREWHAT DOES “THREE-DIMENSIONAL” MEAN? IS SCULPTURE ALWAYS VIEWED FROM ALL SIDES? HOW IS SCULPTURE MADE? FIND OUT MOREARTISTSWHERE DO ARTISTS WORK? HOW DO ARTISTS EARN A LIVING? GALLERIESFIND OUT MOREPHOTOGRAPHYWHO INVENTED PHOTOGRAPHY? WHEN DID CAMERAS BECOME PORTABLE? HAS PHOTOGRAPHY INFLUENCED PAINTING? HOW DOES COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY WORK? WHAT DO DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHERS DO? MOTION IN PICTURES FIND OUT MOREDESIGNWHAT MAKES A GOOD DESIGN? WHY DO DESIGNS CHANGE? HOW OLD IS FASHION DESIGN? HOW IS A PRODUCT DESIGNED? FIND OUT MOREDECORATIVE ARTSWHO ARE THE GREAT DECORATIVE ARTISTS? WHAT IS ART DECO? WHY IS SOME POTTERY CALLED CHINA? FIND OUT MOREARCHITECTUREWHY DO BUILDINGS LOOK SO DIFFERENT? WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE? HOW DO ARCHITECTS WORK? WHAT MATERIALS DO ARCHITECTS USE? WHAT DOES CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE MEAN? SKYSCRAPERSFIND OUT MOREMUSICHOW IS MUSIC CREATED? HOW DO WE REMEMBER PIECES OF MUSIC? LIVE PERFORMANCE RHYTHMPITCHMELODYFIND OUT MOREMUSICAL INSTRUMENTSHOW ARE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CATEGORIZED? HOW DO INSTRUMENTS GENERATE SOUND? HOW DO ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS WORK? FIND OUT MORECOMPOSITIONWHERE DO COMPOSERS GET THEIR IDEAS? WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF A COMPOSITION? WHAT COMES FIRST—WORDS OR MUSIC? IS ALL MUSIC COMPOSED? MUSIC TECHNOLOGY SCOREFIND OUT MOREPOPULAR MUSICWHEN DID POPULAR MUSIC BEGIN? WHAT STYLES OF POPULAR MUSIC ARE THERE? THE CHARTSFIND OUT MOREORCHESTRAHOW MANY MUSICIANS PLAY IN AN ORCHESTRA? HOW ARE THE MUSICIANS ARRANGED? WHAT DOES A CONDUCTOR DO? GAMELAN PERCUSSION ORCHESTRA FIND OUT MOREDANCEWHY DO PEOPLE DANCE? WHAT IS CLASSICAL DANCE? DANCE SHOESIMPROVISATIONCHOREOGRAPHYFIND OUT MOREMUSICALSWHERE DID MUSICALS ORIGINATE? HOW ARE MUSICALS PRODUCED? FIND OUT MOREOPERAWHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT VOICES IN OPERA? WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF OPERA? FIND OUT MOREPRINTINGHOW DID PRINTING DEVELOP? FIND OUT MOREWRITINGWILL HANDWRITING ALWAYS EXIST? WHAT IS CREATIVE WRITING? WHAT IS LITERACY? FIND OUT MORELITERATUREWHAT WERE THE FIRST WORKS OF LITERATURE? IS LITERATURE DIFFERENT AROUND THE WORLD? WHY DO PEOPLE WRITE LITERATURE? NOVELSGENRESPLOTSMYTHSNONFICTIONFIND OUT MOREPOETRYARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF POETRY? WHAT IS THE OLDEST POEM? WHAT ARE POETIC DEVICES? WHAT IS METER? DO POEMS ALWAYS HAVE RHYME AND RHYTHM? IS A VERSE THE SAME AS A STANZA? FIND OUT MORETHEATERWHAT WERE THE FIRST PLAYS? WHO IS INVOLVED IN MAKING A PLAY? WHAT IS MIME? IS DRAMA ALWAYS PERFORMED IN A THEATER? TRAGEDYCOMEDYSTAGEFIND OUT MORECINEMAWHERE ARE MOVIES MADE? WHAT DOES A DIRECTOR DO? HOW OLD IS CINEMA? BOLLYWOOD STUNTS ADAPTATIONS GENRES HOLLYWOODSPECIAL EFFECTSFIND OUT MOREWRITERSWHAT MAKES A GOOD WRITER? DO WRITERS GO OUT OF STYLE? IS WRITING FOR CHILDREN DIFFERENT? WHAT IS A NARRATOR? WHY DO SOME WRITERS BECOME FAMOUS? FIND OUT MOREANIMATIONWHAT IS CEL ANIMATION? HOW DOES STOP-FRAME ANIMATION WORK? COMPUTER ANIMATIONFIND OUT MOREGAMESHOW OLD IS CHESS? WHO INVENTS GAMES? FIND OUT MORETOYSWHY DO WE PLAY WITH TOYS? WHAT ARE THE OLDEST TOYS? FIND OUT MOREHOME ENTERTAINMENTWHAT DID PEOPLE DO BEFORE TV WAS INVENTED? WHAT IS HOME CINEMA? IS DIGITAL BROADCASTING HERE TO STAY? WHAT IS “HI-FI” MUSIC? FIND OUT MORESPORTSHAVE PEOPLE ALWAYS PLAYED SPORTS? WHEN DID SPORTS BECOME ORGANIZED? WHAT ARE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS? TEAM SPORTSEXTREME SPORTSFIND OUT MORECOMPETITIONSWHAT WERE THE FIRST GREAT COMPETITIONS? WHY ARE SOME COMPETITIONS SO FAMOUS? THE WORLD CUPSUPER BOWLSPONSORSHIPFIND OUT MOREOLYMPICSWHO INVENTED THE MODERN OLYMPICS? WHO RUNS THE OLYMPICS NOW? WHAT IS THE OLYMPIC IDEAL? ANCIENT OLYMPICSTRACK AND FIELDFIND OUT MORECopyright © 2007 Dorling Kindersley DK Arts & Entertainment: Painting DK Society & Beliefs: Human Rights