Description |
496 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
Summary |
"From humans' first impulses to create form out of raw materials to the most modern of gallery installations, people around the world have always been drawn to image-making. Styles and periods have come and gone, and yet intriguing links between seemingly unconnected traditions remain to be discovered. The author uses a wide range of objects - both familiar and less well known - to reveal how part is a product of our shared experience; how, like a mirror, it can reflect the human condition and our most basic cultural preoccupations. Avoiding the route taken by previous histories, the author has carefully chosen a global perspective, setting up juxtapositions that will challenge and enlighten the read: dancing bronze figures from southern India, Romanesque sculptures, Baroque ceilings and jewel-like Persian manuscripts are discussed side by side as extraordinary testaments to our universal creative instinct." -- BOOK JACKET |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 478-483) and index |
Subject |
Art -- History.
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ISBN |
9780500238370 hardback |
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0500238375 hardback |
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