Gardner’s Art Through the Ages A Concise Global History

by Kleiner, Fred S.

• ISBN13: 9780495503798
• ISBN10: 0495503797
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-15
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

As fascinating as a real visit to the world's famous museums and architectural sites, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE GLOBAL HISTORY gives you a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated tour of the world's great artistic traditions?plus all the study tools you need to excel in your art history course! Easy to read and understand, this is the only textbook that includes a unique "scale" feature (accompanying the book's photographs of paintings and other artworks) that will help you better visualize the actual size of the artworks shown in the book. You'll also find materials that will help you master the key topics quickly and help you study for your exams?for example, "The Big Picture" overviews at the end of every chapter, a special global timeline, and ArtStudy Online (a free interactive study guide that includes flash cards of images and quizzes).

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Is Art History?

Prehistory and the First Civilizations

Greece

The Roman Empire

Early Christianity and Byzantium

The Islamic World

Early Medieval Europe and Romanesque Europe

Gothic Europe

Europe, 1400 to 1500

Europe, 1500 to 1600

Europe, 1600 to 1700

Europe and America, 1700 to 1800

Europe and America, 1800 to 1870

Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

Europe and America since 1900 to 1945

Europe and America after 1945

South and Southeast Asia

China and Korea

Japan

The Americas

Africa

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