Gardner's art through the ages
Subtitle: the western perspective Volume I
By: Fred S. Kleiner, Christin J. Mamiya.
Contributors: Mamiya, Christin J.
Edition: 12th ed.
Publisher: Thomson/Wadsworth
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Victoria; Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 426
Subjects: Art -- History.
Other titles: Art through the ages
Description: Introduction to the history of Western art and its roots in the ancient Near East and Egypt, plus a chapter on Islamic art.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The subjects and vocabulary of art history; title: The birth of art: Africa, Europe, and the near east in the Stone Age; title: The rise of civilization: the art of the ancient near east; title: Pharaohs and the afterlife: the art of ancient Egypt; title: Minos and the heroes of Homer: the art of the prehistoric Aegean; title: Gods, heroes, and athletes: the art of ancient Greece; title: Italy before the Romans: the art of the Etruscans; title: From seven hills to three continents: the art of ancient Rome; title: Pagans, Christians, and Jews: the art of late antiquity; title: Rome in the east: the art of Byzantium; title: In praise of Allah: the art of the Islamic world; title: Europe after the fall of Rome: early medieval art in the west; title: The age of pilgrimages: Romanesque art; title: The art of great cathedrals: Gothic art.