TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gardner,Helen
AU  - Kleiner,Fred S.
TI  - Gardner's art through the ages: the Western perspective 
SN  - 9781133954828
AV  - N5300 .G252 2014c
U1  - 709 KLE 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Australia, Boston, MA
PB  - Wadsworth/Cengage Learning
KW  - Art
KW  -  antique
KW  - History
KW  - Textbooks
KW  -  Geographic treatment
KW  -  Biography
N1  - "The 14th edition of Art through the Ages is available in several different traditional paper formats- a single  hardcover volumes; two paperback volumes ...; a four-volume 'backpack' set; and an interactive e-book version"--P. xii; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; volume I. What is art history? ; Art before history ; Mesopotamia and Persia ; Egypt under the Pharaohs ; The prehistoric Aegean ; Ancient Greece ; The Etruscans ; The Roman Empire ; Late Antiquity ; Byzantium ; The Islamic World ; Early Medieval Europe ; Romanesque Europe ; Gothic Europe ; Late Medieval Italy -- volume. II. Late Medieval Italy ; Late Medieval and early Renaissance northern Europe ; The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy ; Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy ; High Renaissance and Mannerism in northern Europe and Spain ; The Baroque in Italy and Spain ; The Baroque in northern Europe ; Rococo to Neoclassicism : the 18th century in Europe and America ; Romanticism, Realism, photography : Europe and America, 1800 to 1870 ; Impressionism, Post-impressionism, Symbolism : Europe and America, 1870 to 1900 ; Moderism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945 -- Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980 ; Contemporary art worldwide
N2  - As fascinating as a real visit to the world's famous museums and architectural sites, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE gives you a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated tour of the world's great artistic traditions--plus all the study tools you need to excel in your art history course! Easy to read and understand, this 13th Edition of the most widely read history of art book in the English language is the only textbook that includes a unique "scale" feature (accompanying the book's photographs of paintings and other artworks) that will help you better visualize the actual size of the artworks shown in the book. Three levels of review including extended image captions, "The Big Picture" overviews at the end of every chapter, and a special global timeline will help you study for your exams. You'll also find materials that will help you master the key topics quickly in the ArtStudy Online (a free interactive study guide that includes flash cards of images and quizzes).
ER  -