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History of art : a survey of the major visual arts from the dawn of history to the present day
- Title
- History of art : a survey of the major visual arts from the dawn of history to the present day / H.W. Janson.
- Author
- Janson, H. W. (Horst Woldemar), 1913-1982
- Publication
- New York : H.N. Abrams, 1986.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | N5300 .J3 1986q Oversize | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Janson, Anthony F.
- Description
- 824 pages : illustrations (some color); 30 cm
- Summary
- Relates the history of art from prehistoric cave paintings to the present. Includes 1256 illustrations.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 802-807.
- Contents
- Part one: The ancient world. Magic and ritual: the art of prehistoric man -- Egyptian art -- The ancient Near East -- Aegean art -- Greek art -- Etruscan art -- Roman art -- Early Christian and Byzantine art -- Part two: The middle ages. Islamic art -- Early medieval art -- Romanesque art -- Gothic art -- Part three: The renaissance. Late gothic paining, sculpture, and the graphic arts -- The early renaissance in Italy -- The high renaissance in Italy -- Mannerism and other trends -- The renaissance in the north -- The baroque in Italy and Germany -- The baroque in Flanders, Holland, and Spain -- The baroque in France and England -- Part four: The modern world. Neoclassicism and Romanticism -- Realism and impressionism -- Post-impressionism -- Twentieth-century painting and sculpture -- Twentieth-century architecture -- Twentieth-century photography.
- ISBN
- 0810910942
- 9780810910942
- 013389388X
- 9780133893885
- LCCN
- 85015081
- OCLC
- ocm12236482
- 12236482
- SCSB-642888
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library