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World History of Art
Hugh Honour
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Description for World History of Art
Paperback. Presents various developments in archeology and art historical research. This book offers a fresh perspective on various developments shaping our cultural history. Num Pages: 996 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 223 x 53. Weight in Grams: 3804.
Since its first publication this book has been hailed as the most up-to-date and wide-ranging history of art ever published in a single volume. This quote from Andrew Graham Dixon describes the book: Spanning continents and millennia, ranging from man's earliest cave paintings to the works of Picasso and beyond, this is a hugely ambitious book. But thanks to the breadth of their scholarship, the depth of their enthusiasm and the enviable freshness of their writing, Honour and Fleming triumphantly accomplish the herculean task they have set themselves. Sympathetically expanded by Michael Archer, who brings the story forward into ... Read more
Since its first publication this book has been hailed as the most up-to-date and wide-ranging history of art ever published in a single volume. This quote from Andrew Graham Dixon describes the book: Spanning continents and millennia, ranging from man's earliest cave paintings to the works of Picasso and beyond, this is a hugely ambitious book. But thanks to the breadth of their scholarship, the depth of their enthusiasm and the enviable freshness of their writing, Honour and Fleming triumphantly accomplish the herculean task they have set themselves. Sympathetically expanded by Michael Archer, who brings the story forward into ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
996
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
3782g
Number of Pages
996
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781856695848
SKU
V9781856695848
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About Hugh Honour
John Fleming founded and edited with Hugh Honour the Pelican 'Style and Civilization' series. He died on 29 May 2001. Hugh Honour is one of the leading art historians of the 20th century. He is co-author with Nikolaus Pevsner and John Fleming of The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture.
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