Gardner's Art Through The Ages

by Kleiner, Fred S.; Mamiya, Christin J.; Gardner, Helen

• ISBN13: 9780534636401
• ISBN10: 0534636403
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-22
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

The market-leading text for the art history survey course, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES has served as a comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted guide to the defining phases of the world's artistic tradition. The story of art unfolds in its full historical, social, religious, economic, and cultural context, deepening students' understanding of art, architecture, painting, and sculpture. This Concise version features color photographs, a stunning design, and the most current research and scholarship. What's more, the ancillary package that accompanies GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE HISTORY features a wealth of tools to enhance your students' experience in the course. With each new copy of the book, students receive a copy of the ArtStudy CD-ROM-an interactive electronic study aid that fully integrates with the text and includes hundreds of high-quality digital images, plus maps, quizzes, and more.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: the Subjects and Vocabulary of Art History

Prehistory and the First Civilizations

Greece

The Roman Empire

Early Christianity and Byzantium

The Islamic World

Early Medieval and Romanesque Europe

Gothic Europe

15th-Century Europe

16th-Century Europe

Baroque Europe

Europe and America, 1750?1850

Europe and America, 1850?1900

Europe and America, 1900?1945

Europe and America After World War Ii

South Asia

China

Japan

The Americas

Africa

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Credits

Index

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