Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume I (with ArtStudy CD-ROM 2.1, Western) [Paperback]

Fred S. Kleiner (Author), Christin J. Mamiya (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 7, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0495004790 | ISBN-13: 978-0495004790 | Edition: 12

As the market-leading text for the art history survey course, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES has served as a comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted guide to the defining phases of the world's artistic tradition. The story of art unfolds in its full historical, social, religious, economic, and cultural context, deepening students' understanding of art, architecture, painting, and sculpture. This version explores the history of art in the Western world in a concise 23-chapter format (also available in a two-volume split). GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE features such enhancements as more color photographs, a stunning new design, and the most current research and scholarship. Unique to survey texts with a Western Art focus, the authors include a chapter on Islam, providing students with insightful coverage of the Islamic tradition's impact on Western culture and art history. Additionally, every copy of the text contains a free copy of the ArtStudy 2.1 CD-ROM-an interactive electronic study aid that fully integrates with the text and includes hundreds of high-quality digital images, plus maps, quizzes, and more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 426 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 12 edition (March 7, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0495004790
• ISBN-13: 978-0495004790
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,783 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting pictures, December 6, 2006

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This review is from: Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume I (with ArtStudy CD-ROM 2.1, Western) (Paperback)

I purchased this book for my Art History class. Very interesting pictures along with non-boring texts. I really like the accompanied CD as it has all pictures from this text as well as other version of Gardner's art history books. Pictures are crystal clear. Although I finished that class long ago in 2002 and sold the book for school's book store with attractive price, I still have a copy of that CD and often reviewed whenever I saw some interesting stories of art history (such as female goddess from Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code). All pictures are under flash cards section. Besides a good text book, it should be kept as a reference.

5.0 out of 5 stars Gardner's College Text, December 20, 2009

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5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT, February 22, 2009

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I really enjoy this book. I did buy it for a college level course and I think it's excellent.