Rick Steves' Europe 101 History and Art for the Traveler

Name: Rick Steves' Europe 101 History and Art for the Traveler
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ISBN: 9781566915168

ISBN-10: 1566915163

ISBN-13: 9781566915168

Edition: 7th 2006

Authors: Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw

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Rick Steves' Europe 101 helps you make the most of your sightseeing. A fun and informative guide to understanding European art and history, this "professor in your pocket" features: - Chronologically organized chapters--from the pyramids to Picasso--that explain the forces behind Europe's most important cultural and artistic periods - Handy lists of sights that allow you to link your newly acquired knowledge with the specific paintings, sculptures, and buildings you'll see on your trip - A humorous, readable style that is a joy to read compared with the history textbooks you slept on in school - Timelines, maps, drawings, and photos that illustrate Europe's story and round out your…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Avalon Publishing
Publication date: 5/17/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 536
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.63" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Introduction


History and Art of Europe



Prehistoric Europe



Egypt (3000 - 1000 B.C.)



Greece (2000 - 150 B.C.)



Rome (500 B.C. - A.D. 500)



The "Dark" Ages (A.D. 500 - 1000)



The High Middle Ages (A.D. 1000 - 1500)



The Renaissance (1400 - 1600)



Reformation, Discovery, and the Rise of Nation-States (1500 - 1650)



Divine Monarchs and Revolution (1650 - 1815)



19th-Century Europe



The 20th Century



Europe Today


Art Appreciation


Music Appreciation


Thirty-Two Millennia in Six Pages


Appendix


Artists and Dates


Index