A world history of art /

"The volume covers painting, mosaic, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, architecture and photography. Textiles, coins, pottery, enamels, gold and silver are also included. The scope is international, encompassing the arts of Asia, Africa and Oceania as well as Europe and the Americas." &qu...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Honour, Hugh
Weitere Verfasser: Fleming, John
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London : Laurence King, Laurence King, c2002
Ausgabe:6th edition
Schlagworte:
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Foundations of art (Before history ; Early civilizations ; Developments across the continents ; The Greeks & their neighbours ; Hellenistic & Roman art)
  • Art & the world religions (Buddhism, Hinduism & Far Eastern ; Early Christian & Byzantine ; Early Islamic )
  • Sacred & secular art (Medieval Christendom ; Fifteenth century in Europe ; Sixteenth century in Europe ; Americas, Africa & Asia ; Seventeenth century in Europe ; Enlightenment & liberty)
  • The making of the modern world (Romanticism to realism ; Eastern traditions ; Impressionism to post-impressionism ; Indigenous arts of Africa, the Americas, Australia & Oceania)
  • Twentieth-century art (Art from 1900-1919 ; Between the two World Wars ; Post-war to post-modern ; Continuity and change: the twilight of the second millennium)