Mirror of the World: A New History of Art

by Julian Bell

Book Overview

With remarkable clarity, Julian Bell tells the story of how art has evolved through the millennia and across the world. He follows the changing trends in the making and significance of art in different cultures, and explains why the art of the day looked and functioned as it did. Key images and objects-some of them familiar works of art; others, less known but equally crucial to the story-act as landmarks on the journey, focal points around which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500238375
• ISBN13: 9780500238370
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 4.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.8" x 10.5"