Gardner's Art Through the Ages: A Global History

by Kleiner, Fred S.

• ISBN13: 9780495093077
• ISBN10: 0495093076
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780155050907, 9781337630702
• Edition: 13th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-03
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

As fascinating as a real visit to the world's famous museums and architectural sites, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A 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 13th Edition of the most widely read history of art book in the English language 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?

Art before History

The Ancient Near East

Egypt under the Pharaohs

The Prehistoric Aegean

Ancient Greece

South and South East Asia before 1200

China and Korea to 1279

Japan before 1333

The Etruscans

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

Byzantium

The Islamic World

Native Arts of the Americas before 1300

Africa before 1800

Early Medieval Europe

Romanesque Europe

Gothic Europe

Italy, 1200 to 1400

Northern Europe, 1400 to 1500

Italy, 1400 to 1500

Italy, 1500 to 1600

Northern Europe and Spain, 1500 to 1600

Italy and Spain, 1600 to 1700

Northern Europe, 1600 to 1700

South and Southeast Asia after 1200

China and Korea after 1279

Japan after 1336

Europe and America, 1700 to 1800

Europe and America, 1800 to 1870

Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

Native Arts of the Americas after 1300

Oceania

Africa after 1800

Europe and America, 1900 to 1945

Europe and America since 1945

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