30,000 Years of Art
by Editors of Phaidon
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Author: Editors of PhaidonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-22
ISBN: 0714847895
Number of pages: 1072
Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc.
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Book Review: Great book, weak binding
Summary: 4 Stars
There is only one issue I found with the book: It would seem that even the binding cannot support the weight of it! This book is the required text for my Art History class, and within the first week, half of the students in the class had replaced the binding with duct tape. After countless times of pulling it out of your backpack, the book's cover decides it will not take it anymore, and rips clean off. Now, this only happens after frequent travel; if you're planning on using it as a "coffee table book", the binding will be just fine.
Summary of 30,000 Years of Art
30,000 YEARS OF ART: THE STORY OF HUMAN CREATIVITY ACROSS TIME AND SPACE is the follow-up to Phaidon's phenomenally successful THE ART BOOK. This is an accessible, fun and informative compendium of world art that offers a fresh perspective on the whole of art history, from 28,000 BC to the present day. It debunks art historical classifications and hierarchies by presenting 1,000 masterworks of art in simple chronological order, demonstrating what was being created all over the globe at the same time. Only here can you find the Venus de Milo next to a mural from the Mayan civilization, or Velazquez' Las Meninas next to a painting from the Chinese Ming Dynasty, an Indian jade wine cup, a ritual Nepalese plaque, a Korean portrait, and Vermeer's Milkmaid. Each work has been chosen for its unique place in the history of art, and as a representative example of the art of its culture. By juxtaposing works of art from different cultures throughout time, this is the first book to offer a balanced appraisal of world art history, revealing the huge diversity of and similarity between man's artistic achievements.Each entry includes a full-page color image of the work and a concise descriptive text that sets the work in context, explaining its contribution to the development of art and the medium in which it was created. A comprehensive index, illustrated timelines, and a glossary of terms and movements make this book an invaluable reference tool and teaching resource.
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