TY  - BOOK
AU  - Honour,Hugh
AU  - Fleming,John
TI  - A world history of art
SN  - 1856691683
PY  - 1999///
CY  - London
PB  - Laurence King
KW  - Art
KW  - History
N1  - Part One. Foundations of Art: 1. Before history; 2. The early civilizations; 3. Developments across the continents; 4. The Greeks and their neighbours; 5. Hellenistic and Roman art  Part Two. Art and the World Religions: 6. Buddhism, Hinduism and far Eastern art; 7. Early Christian and Byzantine art; 8. Early Islamic art  Part Three. Sacred and Secular Art: 9. Medieval Christendom; 10. The fifteenth century in Europe; 11. The sixteenth century in Europe; 12. The Americas, Africa and Asia; 13. The seventeenth century in Europe; 14. Enlightenment and liberty  Part Four. The Making of the Modern World: 15. Romanticism to realism; 16. Eastern traditions; 17. Impressionism to post-impressionism; 18. Indigenous arts of Africa, the Americas, Australia and Oceania  Part Five. Twentieth-Century Art: 19. Art from 1900-1919; 20. Between the two world wars  21. Post-war to post-modern  22. Towards the third millenium
N2  - "Presenting art history as an essential part of the development of humankind, this book offers an authoritative, balanced and enlightening account, ranging from a statuette carved in central Europe some 30,000 years ago to the video art of the 1990s. 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 our self-knowledge, sharpen our awareness of our own and other religious beliefs and enlarge our understanding of alternative ways of life."--BOOK JACKET
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