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Summary:
The history of art in the palm of your hand!
This lavishly illustrated and super-condensed history of world art is the perfect gift for any art lover. A pocket-sized book bursting with 900 illustrations, it takes the reader from the beginnings of art in prehistory to the contemporary scene.
With concise introductions devoted to every significant art movement, this volume guides readers from the caves at Lascaux to the 21st-century masters, and teaches them to easily distinguish between Mannerism and High Renaissance, the Baroque and Rococo, Surrealism and Dada.
Complete with time lines, capsule biographies of great artists, and spreads that spotlight masterworks, it’s a museum’s worth of looking and learning that fits effortlessly into a purse or backpack.
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Rating:
Smaller than I expected but is very nice
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great book! the choice of works could have been greater but they are fine, its hard to appreciate art in such a small format but this book works.
it makes a nice little refresher on the history of art for anyone with a love for it.
I like it, its set at a great price, but if you really want to appreciate the images, short of going to the museums, a large format book would be a better choice.
Art: A World History
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I was looking for an interesting historical world view of art to teach a small group of 5 8th/9th graders. Having searched Google I found the book on Amazon which gave me the pertinent information I needed. It was great and a relief to find the book having done a lot of searching and I thank you for the prompt delivery. The students are fascinated by the book and the pictures are a great help and make the history very interesting.
Thanks again
R.T. Atherton
ART: A good refresher
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This is a good book for those who slept through high school or college art history and now wish they had a bit more background for enjoying their local museum of art. The book is VERY concise and provides relevant historical perspectives. The page size is small (it is really a very thick handbook) so the photos of the various pieces are hard to appreciate. I have enjoyed going through it, however, and it has provided the foundation I was looking for.
Art: A World History
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Art: A World History A great book for the price. It is not all inclusive but there is vast amounts of information here. I would recommend it!
Must-Have Reference
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This book was just what I had been searching for: a well-illustrated, thorough - yet concise - "all-encompassing" book of world art. This work covers individuals/creations from ancient times to present, and provides timelines and interesting facts like brief artist bios, the current locations of the featured masterpieces, and the official names of each artistic "period." Each artist gets his/her own few pages, describing his/her style/history, and there are tons of images, including one of the artist him/herself. It's quite substantial, and the pages have a high-quality shine. This is a great reference book and a jumping-off point for more in-depth exploration into art history and the people who shaped it.
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