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Period: 2000 BCE to 2000 BCE
Petroglyphs
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1800 BCE
Code of Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi is a Old Babyloniann, dialect of Akkadian. it was allegely used by Hammurabi, the sixth king of the First Dynasty of Babylon. -
1800 BCE
Ts'ang Chieh invents writing
picture writing are traditionally credited to the time of Ts'ang Chieh; official recorder of the Yellow Emperor -
1600 BCE
chinese calligraphy
Chinese calligraphy is the writing of Chinese characters, combining visual art and interpretation of the literary meaning. -
1276
Paper Mill
Paper Mill established in Fabriano ,Italy. A paper mill is making paper from different components like wood pulp and vegetables -
1300
Relief printing on textiles in Europe
Relief printing is a process of cutting or etching a printing surface and allows the original surface of the design to be printed -
1455
42-line Bible
Gutenberg and Fust create 42-line Bible. Know as the Gutenberg Bible it was the earliest major books printed using mass-produced movable metal type in Europe -
1460
Blockbooks
Blockbooks are being used in the Netherlands. They are also called xylographica. They are short books that consist up to 50 pages. -
1465
1st Printing Press in France
Freiburger, Gerig, and Kranz -
1468
Johannes Gutenberg dies
Mainz, Germany. He was a goldsmith, inventor, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with his mechanical movable-type printing press -
1469
Printing press Venice
1st Printing press in Venice, Italy -
1470
Jensons Roman typeface
He is credited with being the creator of one of the finest early Roman type faces. Also, he was a French engraver, pioneer, printer and type designer who carried out most of his work in Venice, Italy -
1492
Christopher Columbus sails to America
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1501
Pocket Book
Griffo designs and cuts 1st italic type for manuties called “Pocket Book”. editions of books were designed as pocket-sized in order for books to be more accessible -
1512
Michelangelo - Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel was completed at this time -
Romeo and Juliet
Willam Shakespeare creates the iconic Romeo and Juliet book -
Japonisme
Japonisme - A French term that refers to the popularity and influence of Japanese art and design among a number of Western European artists -
Ukiyo-e
woodblock prints and paintings of female beauties. They are Japanese artwork that grew from the 17th through 19th centuries -
1st English newspaper
1st English newspaper - Weekly Newes -
Romain du Roi
First oriented book with the Romain du Roi. Romain du Roi refers to Louis XIV who enable the design of the new typeface used by the Royal Print Office -
Industrial revolution begins
it began in Great Britain as many technological innovations were of British origin and expanded throughout the world -
Lithography print making
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Neo classism
It was Western movement that included decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity -
Sans-serif Type Design
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Victorian Era
Victorian Era (1837-1901). This period of Queen Victoria's reign, went from 1837 though 1901, time she passed. it was during the world's first Industrial Revolution, political reform and social change -
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Romanticism
Romanticism movement originated in the late 18th century, highlighting inspiration from subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual. -
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Arts and Crafts Movement
The Arts & Crafts movement was influenced by both the imagery of nature and the forms of medieval art in particularly the Gothic style. -
Period: to
Art Nouveau
nternational decorative style that thrived roughly during the two decades (c. 1890-1910) - it included all the designs arts- architecture, furniture, and product design, fashion and graphics (pg. 199)
English Art Nouveau
French Art Nouveau -
Cubism
hey brought different views of subjects (usually objects or figures) together resulting in paintings appearing more fragmented and abstracted. -
Futurism
Futurism (1909 -1930). It was a movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century and emphasized dynamism, speed, technology, youth, and the industrial city -
Dada
Dada (1916-1923). Dada (Dadaism) was an art movement that was formed by WWI in Zurich, it depicted negative reactions to the fears of the war. Dada artists produced satirical and nonsensical art -
De Stijl
De Stijl is Dutch for "The Style" it was a Dutch art movement founded in 1917 in Leiden, it was founded by Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesberg using vertical and horizontal geometry. it was a modern art movement developed in the Netherlands, this movement can be found on paintings, architecture, and design -
Modernism
its a movement that modifies traditional beliefs in with modern ideas from the 19th and early 20th century -
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Art Deco
Art Deco (Deco) is a style of visual arts, architecture and design that was first revealed in France before WWI. Art Deco has influenced designs of buildings and furniture, and many other things. -
Pop Art
Pop art was an art movement that began in the United Kingdom and in the United States. Pop Art including imagery from popular and mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane mass-produced objects.