Product Description: Four centuries of history become animated through a sumptuous and original European tour, which sheds light on its sovereigns and their splendor.To illustrate this ambitious undertaking, seven hundred exceptional works of art—portraits, sculptures, furniture, porcelain, silver and gold, costumes and jewelry—taken from royal collections and prestigious institutions, enable the reader to discover the lives, roles, and passions of these individuals and couples, as well as their time and accomplishments in the fields of the arts, history and science...read more

An award-winning study of how visual communication has shaped the modern perception of the world chronologically traces the evolution of the graphic form from antiquity, through the Middle Ages, and into the technological age, in a volume that considers the impact of such capabilities as printing, typography, and graphic design.

Product Description: This volume is one of a series of seven that together cover the history of the art of the entire world. The underlying principle of the series is to present the art of all cultural regions on an equal footing. From the cave paintings of Chauvet (approximately 25,000 years old) through the marble idols of Tell Asmar in Iraq (approximately 2600 BCE) and the Nok terracottas of Nigeria (6th century BCE) to Rodin's "Gates of Hell" (1880 - 1917), the series covers virtually the entire history of mankind...read more