Upjohn Everard M., Sedgwick Jr. John P. Highlights: An Illustrated History of Art

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963. — 354 p.This book is designed specifically as a supplementary text for courses in
art history and criticism. Although clearly useful for the survey course, the
book, in our experience, should be useful as well for period courses. In addition,
we should like to think that the book as a whole tells a pictorial story
worth following for its own sake.
We have elected to put considerable emphasis on major periods, key types
of monuments and works of art, "high" styles, and crucial artists. Certain
personal predilections for the use of details, or the inclusion of drawings and
prints, have for the most part been sacrificed to the greatest possible inclusion
of significant whole works in architecture, sculpture, and painting.
The decorative arts have had to be passed by.
Wherever possible, without sacrificing the individual significance of
works of art elsewhere, we have tried to represent material to be found in
American museums and collections, especially in major metropolitan areas.
We have followed the principle that photographic reproductions are of value
chiefly for review, and that when the original can be consulted this value is
augmented.