Kleiner Fred S. Gardner's Art Through the Ages: The Western Perspective

13th edition. — Cengage Learning, 2010. — 881 p. — ISBN 978-0-495-57355-5.Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective takes this brilliant bestseller to new heights in addressing the challenges of today's classroom. The most widely read history of art in the English language for more than 80 years, Gardner has built its stellar reputation on the inclusion of the most significant images and monuments, discussions of these images in their full historical and cultural context, reproductions of unsurpassed quality, scholarship that is up-to-date and deep, and more help for students and instructors than any other survey text. The 13th Edition adds to this heritage with new images and new full-color reconstructions, as well as a unique ""scale"" feature that helps students visualize the size of each work. Students will also benefit from the clarity that only a book written by a single author can provide.Introduction: What Is Art History?
Art before History.
The Ancient Near East.
Egypt under the Pharaohs.
The Prehistoric Aegean.
Ancient Greece.
The Etruscans.
The Roman Empire.
Late Antiquity.
Byzantium.
The Islamic World.
Early Medieval Europe.
Romanesque Europe.
Gothic Europe.
Italy, 1200 to 1400.
Northern Europe, 1400 to 1500.
Italy, 1400 to 1500.
Italy, 1500 to 1600.
Northern Europe and Spain, 1500 to 1600.
Italy and Spain, 1600 to 1700.
Northern Europe, 1600 to 1700.
Europe and America, 1700 to 1800.
Europe and America, 1800 to 1870.
Europe and America, 1870 to 1900.
Europe and America, 1900 to 1945.
Europe and America After 1945.