Atlas of World Art - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0195215834 ISBN 13: 9780195215830

Casa editrice: Oxford Univ Pr, 2004

Riassunto

The Atlas of World Art maps the cumulative traces of humankind's artistic activity and demonstrates the importance of physical and political geography for the history of the world's art. This stunning volume is the first to treat the art of the whole world from prehistory to present day and to show the importance of natural and social factors in shaping artistic activity.
The Atlas is divided into seven parts, each devoted to a specific time period: Art of the Hunter Gatherer (50,000-5,000 BCE); Art, Agriculture and Urbanization (5,000-500 BCE); Art, War and Empire (500 BCE-600 CE); Art, Religion and Empire (600-1500); Art, Exploitation and Display (1500-1800); Art, Industry and Science (1800-1900); Art, Competition and Identity (1900-2000). Each section opens with a helpful timeline for that period bringing together important dates from across various cultures. Within each section, the spreads are organized by four broad geographic regions: the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia and the Pacific. With dramatic full-color maps, as well as commentaries and illustrations, theAtlas of World Art is an authoritative, comprehensive, and elegant volume.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

John Onians is Professor of Visual Arts, School of World Art Studies and Museology, University of East Anglia, Norwich.

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Su questa edizione

• Editore: Oxford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0195215834
• ISBN 13: 9780195215830
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 352
• Redattore: Onians John