num_pages: 359
description: The impulses, ideas, discoveries and beliefs which have formed and nurtured Western civilisation since the collpase of the Classical World are most powerfully revealed – and most readily accesible – in its works of art, its buildings, books and great individuals. That is why in this remarkable volume, in which hundreds of carefully selected illustrations underscore the meaning of the text, Kenneth Clark has chosen to explore our history and culture through the diverse creative works of Western man. His astounding lucidity in dealing with so wide a range of ideas and events gives the book its special value and importance.
language: English
title: Civilisation: A Personal View
titlecomplete: Civilisation: A Personal View
genres: Cultural, Art History, Reference, Philosophy, European History, Nonfiction, World History, Architecture, Art, History
ratings_count: 1671
publisher: Harper & Row