The story of art

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L5.50 ISBN 0 7148 1820 8 THE STORY OF ART is a unique book. Now in its I3th edition, it spans the entire history of artistic creation, from the first stirrings in prehistoric cave paintings to the many and varied experiments of our own time. All periods and styles are covered, including the art of 'primitive' tribes, the Middle and Far East, ancient Egypt, Greece and Romé, m 4ieval Europe, and modern Western art from the Renaissance to the present day. Each work of art is discussed in its context, with unsurpassed clarity and infectious enthusiasm. In this new edition chronological charts have been introduced, and the number of colour plates almost trebled. The Story of Art is alsó published in 17 foreign languages. 'Dr Gombrich can illuminate with a few words the whole atmosphere of a period. This is a book which may well affect the thought of a generation.' The Times Literary Supplement 'A beautifully encouraging and informative introduction to the joy in art.' Toronto Star 'A... Tovább

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L5.50 ISBN 0 7148 1820 8 THE STORY OF ART is a unique book. Now in its I3th edition, it spans the entire history of artistic creation, from the first stirrings in prehistoric cave paintings to the many and varied experiments of our own time. All periods and styles are covered, including the art of 'primitive' tribes, the Middle and Far East, ancient Egypt, Greece and Romé, m 4ieval Europe, and modern Western art from the Renaissance to the present day. Each work of art is discussed in its context, with unsurpassed clarity and infectious enthusiasm. In this new edition chronological charts have been introduced, and the number of colour plates almost trebled. The Story of Art is alsó published in 17 foreign languages. 'Dr Gombrich can illuminate with a few words the whole atmosphere of a period. This is a book which may well affect the thought of a generation.' The Times Literary Supplement 'A beautifully encouraging and informative introduction to the joy in art.' Toronto Star 'A pure delight, intellectually and physically.' Professor H. W. Janson, New York University Sir Ernst Gombrich, C.B.E., was, until 1976, Director of the Warburg Institute and Professor of the History of the Classical Tradition in the University of London. He has been Slade Professor of Fine Art at both Oxford and Cambridge, Professor of the History of Art at University College, London, Mellon Lecturer at the National Gallery, Washington, Visiting Professor at Harvard, Wrightsman Lecturer at the Institute of Fine Art, New York, and Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell, and has taught at many other universities and institutions. He has been elected to the membership of many learned societies and has received numerous decorations, honorary degrees and prizes, including the Praemium Erasmianum of 1975. His publications include Art and IUusion, Meditations on a Hobby Horse, Norm and Form, Symbolic Images and The Heritage ofApelles. Phaidon Vissza