A world history of art / Hugh Honour and John Fleming.

By:

Honour, Hugh

Contributor(s):

Fleming, John

Publication details: London : Laurence King, Laurence King, c2002Edition: 6th editionDescription: 960 pages : some color illustrations ; 30 cmISBN:

1856693147
1856693155
9781856693158

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

709 23

Contents:

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)

Summary: "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." "A World History of Art explores the purpose and meaning of art, at times challenging conventional ideas about 'progress' and aesthetic enjoyment. It shows how art can give pleasure, but also deepen self-knowledge, sharpen our awareness of our own and other religious beliefs and enlarge our understanding of alternative ways of life." "The insight, elegance and fluency that the authors bring to their text and complemented by over 1400 superb illustrations, including maps and architectural plans, which have been chosen to represent the most significant chronological, regional and individual styles of artistic expression. In this new Sixth Edition, coverage of the art of Africa has been completely revised and that of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries substantially expanded to take in the most recent developments in video and installation art."--BOOK JACKET.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	School of Architecture & Design (SoAD) General Stacks	School of Architecture & Design (SoAD) General Stacks	709 HON (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Lost		3010033348

Total holds: 0

Previous edition: 1999

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)

"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." "A World History of Art explores the purpose and meaning of art, at times challenging conventional ideas about 'progress' and aesthetic enjoyment. It shows how art can give pleasure, but also deepen self-knowledge, sharpen our awareness of our own and other religious beliefs and enlarge our understanding of alternative ways of life." "The insight, elegance and fluency that the authors bring to their text and complemented by over 1400 superb illustrations, including maps and architectural plans, which have been chosen to represent the most significant chronological, regional and individual styles of artistic expression. In this new Sixth Edition, coverage of the art of Africa has been completely revised and that of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries substantially expanded to take in the most recent developments in video and installation art."--BOOK JACKET.

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