num_pages: 1072
description: Following on from The Art Book published in 1994 30000 Years of Art offers an original and accessible introduction to art for a general readership. Unlike The Art Book it organises the work in chronological order (rather than alphabetical) it covers all cultures (not only western) and as the title suggests it covers 30000 years of art (rather than art since the Renaissance). The book contains over 1000 works of art from all periods and regions in the world and breaks through the usual geographical and cultural boundaries of art history to celebrate the vast range of human artistry across time and space. Each work is accompanied by key caption information (date title place of origin style or culture medium dimensions etc.) and a text that provides more information on the work and its art historical context. The book presents art in a way very different from other art history compendia revealing the huge diversity or in many cases similarity of man's artistic achievements through time and around the globe. Ordered chronologically the resulting timeline of works will lead to compelling surprising juxtapositions will offer intellectual pleasure and a sense of wonder and discovery.
language: English
title: 30,000 Years of Art: The Story of Human Creativity across Time and Space
publisher: Phaidon Press