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Summary: excellent overview of the world of art
Review: i used this book in an art history course and upon comparison with various other art history texts, it proved itself to be the best resource available. i recieved a perfect score on the art history AP test thanks to this book.
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Summary: Brilliant arts through the ages!
Review: This is a wonderful book that every person who appreciates classical art will love. From Mesopatamia to the natives of Australia. This is one of my best books. Some things you will find are:BIRTH OF ART old stone age-Venus, cave paintings etc. middle stone age-rock shelter paintings etc. new stone age-stonehenge, Marching warriors etc. ANCIENT NEAR EAST Sumer-god Abu, ziggurats, UR, white temple, sculpture etc. Akkad-Victory Stele, Sound box, Gold bull's heads etc. Bablonia-Stele of Hammurabi, liopn gate, hanging gardens, Ishtar gate, bronze bells etc. Assyria-Citadel of Sargon II, winged bulls, sculptures, limestone sculptures, etc. Elam and Achaemenid Persia-palace of Darius, marble capitals, sculptures, bronze cauldrons, etc. ANCIENT EGYPT eARLY DYNASTTY+oLD KINGDOM-WOODEN ARTS, STEPPED PYRAMID, TEMPLES, GREAT PYRAMIDS, VALLEY TEMPLES, SPHINX, WOODEN SCULPTURES AND STATUES, ETC. Middle Kingdom-Beni Hasam, paintings, temples etc. New Kingdom-temple of Hatsheput, Abu Simbel, pylon, horus, Amen-re, Ramses II, wall paintings, Nefertiti etc. AEGEAN, CYCLADIC, MINOAN, AND MYCENAEAN Early Minoan-Cycladic idols, jars, pots, pitchers, etc. Middle Minoan-carved and painted pots etc. Late Minoan-palace at Knossos, Megaron's paintings, Bull paintings, pottery, sculptures, snake goddess, dagger blades, lion gate, etc. Mycenaean-dagger blades, gold masks, warrior vases, etc. ANCIENT GREECE Geometric+Archaic-Dipylon vases, century pitchers, painted pots, plates, bronze early sculptures, marble statues (early), doric and Ionic colemns, Basilicas, temple of Hera, etc. Early Classical-bronze statues,disc throwers, marble temples, Apollo statues, etc. High Classical-parthenon, acropolis, marble statues, centaur statues, Athena Nike, porch of maidens, paintings, mature art, amphitheaters, Nike of Samothrace, temples. etc. Late classical-Hellenistic-Aphrodite of Melos, temple of Apollo, mosaics, classical greek marble statues, temples, sculptures, Miletus etc. ETRUSCAN-ROMAN Etruscuns-wall paintings, painted terra cotta, sculptures, she-wolf, romulus and Remus, pots etc. Romans-sculptures, Pompey, Pompeii, temples, colosseum, theater, circus etc. Early-late empire-colosseum, mosaics, trajan, pantheon etc. CHRISTIAN, BYZANTINE, ISLAMIC Christian-catacomb, St. Pauls, St. Peters etc. Byzantine (late+Early)-chests, mosaics, churches, sculptures, etc. Islamic-Hagia Sophia, Al-Hambra, capitals, Blue Mosque, great mosque, Cordoba, Mshatta palace, Lahore rugs etc. MEDIEVEL ART Migration-jewelery, mosaics, gold and enamel, viking ships, broochs, paintings, etc. Carolingian-gold altars, coins, St. Riquier, etc. Ottonian-St. Michaels, gates, gothic, paintings, etc. ROMANESQUE ART all arts- sculpture, architecture, paintings, pottery etc. (LEANING TOWER) GOTHIC all gothic arts-cathedral, glass paintings, Chapelle, statues, etc. INDUS VALLEY (PAKISTAN, INDIA) Indus-Harrappa, Mohenjdaro, Asoka, sculptures etc. Buddhist-Hindu-Siva, Stupa, Khajuraho, Bayon, Angkor Wat, etc. CHINA Shang, Chou, Ch'in, Sui dynasty-tomb of emperor, paintings, writing,flying horse, fireworks, dragon festivals etc. T'ang, Sung, Yuan, Ming, Ch'ing-headless statues, sculpture, architecture, temple of the sun etc. JAPAN Archaic, Asuka, Heian, Kamakura-figures, Kondo, Japaneses houses, warriors, etc. Ashikaga, Momoyama, Edo, domestic-paintings, gardens, Ogata Korin, the great wave painting, etc. NATIVE AMERICAS, AFRICA, SOUTH PACIFIC NATIVE ARTS-BONE, EMBROIDARY, WEAVING, WOODEN Sculptures etc. Mesoamerica-Olmec statues, easter island, terra cotta figures, tenochtitlan temple sculptures, Incan gold crafts, Machu Picchu, Jaguar pyramid, Mayans, Aztecs, Incas etc. North America-Pueblo houses, Cliff palace, masks, totem poles etc. Africa- sculptures, masks, bronze arts, dancing costumes, etc. Oceania-engraving, sculptures, boomerangs, animal paintings, wooden tools, palm houses etc. I'm sure you'll love this book, it is fantastic. It would appeal to anyone who appreciates art and architecture. These series can be collected and this one is Helen Gardner's first issue so would help your collection. This book includes history facts, lovely pictures, paintings in 591 pages! -------------AHMED MASHHOOD AGE 12-------------- HOPE YOU FOUND IT USEFUL!
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Summary: Brilliant arts through the ages!
Review: This is a wonderful book that every person who appreciates classical art will love. From Mesopatamia to the natives of Australia. This is one of my best books. Some things you will find are: BIRTH OF ART old stone age-Venus, cave paintings etc. middle stone age-rock shelter paintings etc. new stone age-stonehenge, Marching warriors etc. ANCIENT NEAR EAST Sumer-god Abu, ziggurats, UR, white temple, sculpture etc. Akkad-Victory Stele, Sound box, Gold bull's heads etc. Bablonia-Stele of Hammurabi, liopn gate, hanging gardens, Ishtar gate, bronze bells etc. Assyria-Citadel of Sargon II, winged bulls, sculptures, limestone sculptures, etc. Elam and Achaemenid Persia-palace of Darius, marble capitals, sculptures, bronze cauldrons, etc. ANCIENT EGYPT eARLY DYNASTTY+oLD KINGDOM-WOODEN ARTS, STEPPED PYRAMID, TEMPLES, GREAT PYRAMIDS, VALLEY TEMPLES, SPHINX, WOODEN SCULPTURES AND STATUES, ETC. Middle Kingdom-Beni Hasam, paintings, temples etc. New Kingdom-temple of Hatsheput, Abu Simbel, pylon, horus, Amen-re, Ramses II, wall paintings, Nefertiti etc. AEGEAN, CYCLADIC, MINOAN, AND MYCENAEAN Early Minoan-Cycladic idols, jars, pots, pitchers, etc. Middle Minoan-carved and painted pots etc. Late Minoan-palace at Knossos, Megaron's paintings, Bull paintings, pottery, sculptures, snake goddess, dagger blades, lion gate, etc. Mycenaean-dagger blades, gold masks, warrior vases, etc. ANCIENT GREECE Geometric+Archaic-Dipylon vases, century pitchers, painted pots, plates, bronze early sculptures, marble statues (early), doric and Ionic colemns, Basilicas, temple of Hera, etc. Early Classical-bronze statues,disc throwers, marble temples, Apollo statues, etc. High Classical-parthenon, acropolis, marble statues, centaur statues, Athena Nike, porch of maidens, paintings, mature art, amphitheaters, Nike of Samothrace, temples. etc. Late classical-Hellenistic-Aphrodite of Melos, temple of Apollo, mosaics, classical greek marble statues, temples, sculptures, Miletus etc. ETRUSCAN-ROMAN Etruscuns-wall paintings, painted terra cotta, sculptures, she-wolf, romulus and Remus, pots etc. Romans-sculptures, Pompey, Pompeii, temples, colosseum, theater, circus etc. Early-late empire-colosseum, mosaics, trajan, pantheon etc. CHRISTIAN, BYZANTINE, ISLAMIC Christian-catacomb, St. Pauls, St. Peters etc. Byzantine (late+Early)-chests, mosaics, churches, sculptures, etc. Islamic-Hagia Sophia, Al-Hambra, capitals, Blue Mosque, great mosque, Cordoba, Mshatta palace, Lahore rugs etc. MEDIEVEL ART Migration-jewelery, mosaics, gold and enamel, viking ships, broochs, paintings, etc. Carolingian-gold altars, coins, St. Riquier, etc. Ottonian-St. Michaels, gates, gothic, paintings, etc. ROMANESQUE ART all arts- sculpture, architecture, paintings, pottery etc. (LEANING TOWER) GOTHIC all gothic arts-cathedral, glass paintings, Chapelle, statues, etc. INDUS VALLEY (PAKISTAN, INDIA) Indus-Harrappa, Mohenjdaro, Asoka, sculptures etc. Buddhist-Hindu-Siva, Stupa, Khajuraho, Bayon, Angkor Wat, etc. CHINA Shang, Chou, Ch'in, Sui dynasty-tomb of emperor, paintings, writing,flying horse, fireworks, dragon festivals etc. T'ang, Sung, Yuan, Ming, Ch'ing-headless statues, sculpture, architecture, temple of the sun etc. JAPAN Archaic, Asuka, Heian, Kamakura-figures, Kondo, Japaneses houses, warriors, etc. Ashikaga, Momoyama, Edo, domestic-paintings, gardens, Ogata Korin, the great wave painting, etc. NATIVE AMERICAS, AFRICA, SOUTH PACIFIC NATIVE ARTS-BONE, EMBROIDARY, WEAVING, WOODEN Sculptures etc. Mesoamerica-Olmec statues, easter island, terra cotta figures, tenochtitlan temple sculptures, Incan gold crafts, Machu Picchu, Jaguar pyramid, Mayans, Aztecs, Incas etc. North America-Pueblo houses, Cliff palace, masks, totem poles etc. Africa- sculptures, masks, bronze arts, dancing costumes, etc. Oceania-engraving, sculptures, boomerangs, animal paintings, wooden tools, palm houses etc. I'm sure you'll love this book, it is fantastic. It would appeal to anyone who appreciates art and architecture. These series can be collected and this one is Helen Gardner's first issue so would help your collection. This book includes history facts, lovely pictures, paintings in 591 pages! -------------AHMED MASHHOOD AGE 12-------------- HOPE YOU FOUND IT USEFUL!
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