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Art History, Volume One, by Marilyn Stokstad

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Brief Synopsis:

In tune with today's readersndash;rich but never effetendash;this istheart history book of choice for a new generation.

Long Synopsis:

In tune with today's readersndash;rich but never effetendash;this istheart history book of choice for a new generation. Presenting a broad view of art from prehistory through the Gothic Age, it sympathetically and positively introduces the works of all artists. This includes women, artists of color, and the arts of other continents and regions, as well as those of Western Europe and the United States. The new edition contains even more full-color reproductions, larger images, redrawn maps and timelines, and new photographs and higher quality images. Balancing both the traditions of art history and new trends of the present,Art Historyis the most comprehensive, accessible, and magnificently illustrated work of its kind.Broad in scope and depth, this beautifully illustrated work features art from the following time periods and places: prehistory; art of the ancients (Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, Greece, Etruscan, and Roman); early Christian, Jewish, and Byzantine art; Islamic art; India before 1100; Chinese art before 1280; Japanese art before 1392; art of the Americas before 1300; the art of ancient Africa; early Medieval European art; Romanesque art, and Gothic art.An excellent reference work and beautiful edition for any visual artist.

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

628 Pages

ISBN-10:

0131743201

Publisher:

Prentice Hall PTR

Date of Addition:

04/22/09

Copyright Date:

2008

Copyrighted By:

Pearson Education

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Textbooks and Educational Materials, Art and Architecture

Submitted By:

Texas A&M University

Proofread By:

Texas A&M University

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