History of Art

History of Art by Janson, H. W.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780131584297.

Now the definitive survey of Western art is available in a deluxe, one-volume slipcased edition -- an appropriately elegant presentation for a matchless classic.This new History of Art is bound in rich cloth and stamped in gold foil, and placed in a slipcase bearing Botticellis Primavera, a favorite painting of artlovers everywhere. Inside, the Fifth Edition Revised includes such useful features as parallel discussions of cultural developments and art movements from ancient Greek times through our own era, and a gazetteer of art museums and architectural sites.Of course, the books sumptuous five-color reproductions and rich black-and-whites far surpass in number and quality those found in any other survey. History of Art is truly without peer.