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Gardner's Art Through the Ages A Concise History

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ISBN-10: 0534636403

ISBN-13: 9780534636401

Edition: 2006

Authors: Fred S. Kleiner, Christin J. Mamiya

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The market-leading text for the art history survey course, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES has served as a comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted guide to the defining phases of the world's artistic tradition. The story of art unfolds in its full historical, social, religious, economic, and cultural context, deepening students' understanding of art, architecture, painting, and sculpture. This Concise version features color photographs, a stunning design, and the most current research and scholarship. What's more, the ancillary package that accompanies GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE HISTORY features a wealth of tools to enhance your students' experience in the course. With each new…    
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Book details

List price: $174.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 2/22/2005
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 544
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.938
Language: English

Fred S. Kleiner (Ph.D., Columbia University) is the author or co-author of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th editions of ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY, as well as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd editions of ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE HISTORY, and more than 100 publications on Greek and Roman art and architecture, including A HISTORY OF ROMAN ART, also published by Cengage. He has taught the art history survey course for more than three decades, first at the University of Virginia and, since 1978, at Boston University, where he is currently professor of art history and archaeology. From 1985 to 1998, he was editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Archaeology. Long acclaimed…    

Christin J. Mamiya received her Ph.D. in art history from the University of California--Los Angeles, and is Professor of Art History at the University of Nebraska--Lincoln. A recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the Annis Chaikin Sorensen Award for Distinguished Teaching in the Humanities from the University of Nebraska in 2001, Professor Mamiya specializes in the areas of modern, postmodern, and Oceanic art. She has published a book on Pop art, as well as many articles, catalog essays, and book reviews. She is an active participant in the wider community as both a curator and lecturer.

Preface
Introduction: the Subjects and Vocabulary of Art History
Prehistory and the First Civilizations
Greece
The Roman Empire
Early Christianity and Byzantium
The Islamic World
Early Medieval and Romanesque Europe
Gothic Europe
15th-Century Europe
16th-Century Europe
Baroque Europe
Europe and America, 1750?1850
Europe and America, 1850?1900
Europe and America, 1900?1945
Europe and America After World War Ii
South Asia
China
Japan
The Americas
Africa
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Credits
Index