| Gardner's Art Through the Ages | 
 enlarge | Authors: Richard Tansev, Fred S. Kleiner, Horst De La Croix
Publisher: Harcourt Brace College Publishers
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 10th Reiss
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.6
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 9.2 x 2.4
ISBN: 0155011413
Dewey Decimal Number: 709
EAN: 9780155011410
Publication Date: August 1995
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Amazon.com Review
No art history student can get through a semester without the twin doorstops of Art Through the Ages. Chronicling the history of art from the earliest known cave paintings to postmodern architecture, as well as most major artists, works, and styles in between, these books are must-haves for those interested in understanding art in context. Both books are surveys, and experts may notice the omission of more esoteric movements and artists. Regardless, these volumes are invaluable references--especially since each edition of this classic improves noticeably in its coverage of non-Western art.
Product Description
This classic art history survey text has sold more than two million copies since it was first published in 1926. The ideal text for the full-year history course, it surveys the entire span of Western art from prehistory to the present and offers overviews of significant areas of non-Western art. Features: * New to this edition: * Increased number of illustrations, more in colour. * Heightened visual appeal and superior accuracy of colour resulting from printing at 175-line screen resolution. * Addition of new maps, timelines, and improved photographic views. * Reorganized, expanded, and revised chapters in Part One reflect significant changes in the field of ancient art over the last decade. (Author Fred S. Kleiner, Classical scholar, is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Archaeology, the official journal of the Archaeological Institute of America). * Inclusion of more art from North American museums facilitates students' viewing of actual works. * Inclusion of many new views of previously illustrated monuments. * Increased attention to social and political context of works of art in the ancient world. * Presentation of more classical works of art created for non-elite patrons. * Reorganized by Early Christian, Islamic, and Byzantine material. * Addition of twenty-eight new line art figures. * Expanded coverage of Chinese art and introduction of Korean art. * Expanded coverage of Mayan ceramics ans stelae, new coverage of Peruvian textiles and Colombian goldwork. * Revision of African art, updated in a separate chapter with twice as many images as the previous edition. * Reorganized chapters covering Northern and Italian Renaissance. * Reorganized coverage of eighteenth-century material. * Increased coverage of women and minority artists. * Totally reorganized nineteenth- and twentieth-century material, many new images from nineteenth- and twentieth-century artists.
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 Gardner's Art through the Ages October 23, 2008
The product, although used, is in great shape. Despite being a text book there are no markings and almost no wear on the cover. The price was resonable, and it was shipped at a personal lose to the shipper. It got to me before several textbooks I had shipped priority. AWESOME!!!
Go Gardner August 18, 2007
Simply the best art book there is around. It is detailed without being wordy and gives you exactly what you need to know.
 Comprehensive Source January 19, 2004
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
As a high school sophomore using this book as a reference source for art history AP class has been quite an experience. While encompassing many of the major aspects of art history, there are some points it fails to acknowledge and which can only be addressed by a teacher who actually knows his stuff. The only other complaint that at 13 1/2 lbs., it's very hard to trudge up four flights of stairs.
Essential for anybody interested in art October 30, 2002
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Short review: ... buy it. If it requires selling vital organs or loved ones to pay for it, it's worth it.Long review: I enrolled in an Art History course with no idea what I was going to get as a textbook. This book is well-written, intelligent, informative without being overly esoteric, and above all beautiful. The prints are generally in color and always well-reproduced. Historical context is always provided, which gives a solid background for anybody looking to learn about the time any artwork was created. The text also offers insightful commentary about each piece selected for display. This book is so good, in fact, that it's become known as the semi-official Art History 101 textbook. Even if the history's not your thing (and for crying out loud, why not?), the book provides untold hours of beauty. One word: perfection.
 Beautiful book, but poorly edited. August 28, 2002
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is lushly detailed book with fine reproductions. However, I found the book to be full of editorial errors and blunders. Why should consumers be asked to pay one-hundred dollars for a book that is this poorly edited? Profits should go towards finding new editorial help. Let's hope the new edition finds someone in charge that is more organized and observant.
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