Gardner’s Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume I (with Art Study CD-ROM and InfoTrac)
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Review "An excellent textbook for introductory courses in art history. The combination of an easy-to-understand text, abundant illustrations, and use of diagrams and drawings makes this the text of choice.""Gardner texts provide the best balance in how a work of art is approached. The authors depart from an emphasis on descriptive jargon and address historical, social, and cultural contexts. . . . THE primary resource. . . . Fundamentally well conceived.""Gardner is well written and provides students with pertinent information--both contextual and formal.""Accurate and up to date.... The historical sketches are very useful.""I think highly of Gardner. It has improved with each edition." Read more About the Author Fred S. Kleiner (Ph.D., Columbia University) is the author or co-author of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th editions of ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY, as well as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd editions of ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE HISTORY, and more than 100 publications on Greek and Roman art and architecture, including A HISTORY OF ROMAN ART, also published by Cengage. He has taught the art history survey course for more than three decades, first at the University of Virginia and, since 1978, at Boston University, where he is currently professor of art history and archaeology. From 1985 to 1998, he was editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Archaeology. Long acclaimed for his inspiring lectures and dedication to students, Professor Kleiner won Boston University's Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, as well as the College Prize for Undergraduate Advising in the Humanities in 2002, and he is a two-time winner of the Distinguished Teaching Prize in the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program. In 2007, he was elected fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and, in 2009, in recognition of lifetime achievement in publication and teaching, fellow of the Text and Academic Authors Association. Read more
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The only reason I bought this book, was for my (a must to take) art history class.but then, I LOVE the material in the book, even though it was quite hard to study for the exams.