Synopses & Reviews
Offering an exploration of Western and World civilization's cultural heritage, this book is richly illustrated, beautifully designed and engaging. Readers move chronologically through major periods and styles–from prehistoric culture to 20th Century America–to gain insight into the achievements and ideas in painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, philosophy, religion, and music. For arts and cultural coordinators, professionals and enthusiasts.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1- Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian Civilizations
Chapter 2- Aegean Culture and Early Greece
Chapter 3- Classical and Hellenistic Greece
Chapter 4- Roman Civilization
Chapter 5- Judaism, Early Christianity, and Byzantine Civilization
Chapter 6- Islamic Civilization
Chapter 7- Indian Civilization
Chapter 8- Early Chinese Civilization
Chapter 9- Early Japanese Civilization
Chapter 10- Early Civilizations of the Americas and Africa
Chapter 11- Early Middle Ages and the Romanesque
Chapter 12- Gothic and Late Middle Ages
Chapter 13- The Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy
Chapter 14- The Renaissance in Northern Europe
Chapter 15- The Baroque Age
Chapter 16- The Eighteenth Century
Chapter 17- Romanticism and Realism
Chapter 18- Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
Chapter 19- Chinese Civilization after the Thirteenth Century
Chapter 20- Japanese Civilization after the Fifteenth Century
Chapter 21- Early Twentieth Century
Chapter 22- Modern Africa and Latin America
Chapter 23- Mid-Twentieth Century and Later
Chapter 24- Diversity in Contemporary Life