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Table Of ContentPreface. Introduction: The Subjects and Vocabulary of Art History. 1. Prehistory and the First Civilizations. 2. Greece. 3. The Roman Empire. 4. Early Christianity and Byzantium. 5. The Islamic World. 6. Early Medieval and Romanesque Europe. 7. Gothic Europe. 8. 15th-Century Europe. 9. 16th-Century Europe. 10. Baroque Europe. 11. Europe and America, 1750?1850. 12. Europe and America, 1850?1900. 13. Europe and America, 1900?1945. 14. Europe and America after World War II. Historical Atlas Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Credits. Index.
SynopsisGARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE HISTORY OF WESTERN ART will guide you through the artistic traditions OF Western art. Gardner is beautiful to look at, easy to understand, and includes everything you need to know to excel in your art history survey course. In addition, with each new copy of the book, you receive the ArtStudy 2.2 CD-ROM-an interactive electronic study guide that includes hundreds of high-quality digital images, plus image flash cards, and quizzes, and more., This concise Western-only version of the market-leading text for the art history survey course, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES, features color photographs, a stunning design, and the most current research and scholarship. The story of Western art unfolds in its full historical, social, religious, economic, and cultural context, deepening students' understanding of art, architecture, painting, and sculpture. The text serves as a comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted guide to the West's artistic traditions. A Multimedia Manager for instructors includes virtually all the images in the text in addition to powerpoint slides, Turning Point slides, an instructor's manual, and the Examview test bank. The new Digital Image Bank 2.0, available separately, incorporates a new Zoom feature so you can focus on and enlarge a specific portion of an image. What's more, the ancillary package that accompanies GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE HISTORY OF WESTERN ART features a wealth of tools to enhance your students' experience in the course. With each new copy of the book, students receive a copy of the ArtStudy 2.2 CD-ROM'an interactive electronic study aid that fully integrates with the text, and includes hundreds of high-quality digital images, plus maps, quizzes, and more.
LC Classification NumberN5300.G252 2008