Honour, Hugh. creator Fleming, John. text wau London : Laurence King Laurence King c2002 2002 6th edition monographic eng

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960 pages : some color illustrations ; 30 cm. "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 self-knowledge, sharpen our awareness of our own and other religious beliefs and enlarge our understanding of alternative ways of life." "The insight, elegance and fluency that the authors bring to their text and complemented by over 1400 superb illustrations, including maps and architectural plans, which have been chosen to represent the most significant chronological, regional and individual styles of artistic expression. In this new Sixth Edition, coverage of the art of Africa has been completely revised and that of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries substantially expanded to take in the most recent developments in video and installation art."--BOOK JACKET. Foundations of art (Before history ; Early civilizations ; Developments across the continents ; The Greeks & their neighbours ; Hellenistic & Roman art) -- Art & the world religions (Buddhism, Hinduism & Far Eastern ; Early Christian & Byzantine ; Early Islamic ) -- Sacred & secular art (Medieval Christendom ; Fifteenth century in Europe ; Sixteenth century in Europe ; Americas, Africa & Asia ; Seventeenth century in Europe ; Enlightenment & liberty) -- The making of the modern world (Romanticism to realism ; Eastern traditions ; Impressionism to post-impressionism ; Indigenous arts of Africa, the Americas, Australia & Oceania) -- Twentieth-century art (Art from 1900-1919 ; Between the two World Wars ; Post-war to post-modern ; Continuity and change: the twilight of the second millennium) Hugh Honour and John Fleming. Previous edition: 1999 ARC Art History Art 709 1856693147 1856693155 9781856693158 Department of Architecture BD-DhAAL 180715 20250624122730.0 33348