Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction: The Nature of Art
• I Art Before Writing
• 1 Art in the Stone Age
• Paleolithic Art
• Mesolithic Art
• Neolithic Art
• 2 Tribal Art
• Black African Art
• Oceanic Art
• North American Indian Art
• II The Ancient World
• 3 Egyptian Art
• The Archaic Period and the Old Kingdom
• The Middle Kingdom and the Empire (New Kingdom)
• 4 Mesopotamian Art
• Sumer
• Akkad
• Neo-Sumer, Babylon, and the Hittites
• Assyria
• Neo-Babylonia
• Persia
• 5 Pre-Columbian Art in Mexico, Central America, and South America
• Mesoamerican Art
• Andean Art
• 6 Aegean Art, c
• 3000-1100 B.C
• Cycladic Art
• Minoan Art
• Mycenaean Art
• 7 Greek Art
• The Geometric and Orientalizing Styles
• The Archaic Period
• The Classical Period The Severe Style and Its Consequences
• The Classical Period The Age of Pericles
• The Classical Period The Fourth Century
• The Hellenistic Period
• 8 Etruscan Art
• Architecture
• Sculpture
• Bronze Implements
• Tombs
• 9 Roman Art
• The Republic
• The Early Empire
• The Second Century a.d
• The Third Century a.d
• The End of the Pagan Empire
• III The Middle Ages
• 10 Early Christian and Byzantine Art
• The Earliest Christian Art
• The Age of Constantine
• The Age of Justinian
• Middle and Later Byzantine Art
• 11 Islamic Art
• Early Architecture
• Later Architecture
• Painting
• 12 Barbarian and Christian Art in Northern Europe
• Celtic Art
• The Animal Style
• Hiberno-Saxon Art
• 13 The Art of the Holy Roman Empire
• Carolingian Art
• Ottonian Art
• 14 Romanesque Art
• Architecture and Sculpture in France
• Architecture and Sculpture in Italy
• Vaulting in the Rhineland, Lombardy, Northumbria, and Normandy
• Pictorial Arts
• 15 Gothic Art
• The Beginnings of Gothic Style
• The French Cathedral
• French Manuscripts
• The Later Gothic in France
• Germany
• Spain
• England
• Architecture in Italy
• IV The Far East
• 16 Indian Art
• The Indus Valley Civilization
• Buddhist Art
• Hindu Art
• Later Hindu Art
• 17 Chinese Art
• Ancient Chinese Art
• The Classic Periods of Chinese Art
• Later Chinese Art
• 18 Japanese Art
• Early Japanese Art
• The Classic Periods of Japanese Art
• Later Japanese Art
• Glossary
• Books for Further Reading
• Index
• Credits

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Library Journal Review

This is the revised edition of a one-volume textbook that does it all, in a structured race from Altamira to Post-Modernism. The competitors are H.W. Janson's History of Art (Abrams, 1986. 3d ed.) and Gardner's Art Through the Ages (HBJ, 1986 . 8th ed.), edited by Horst de la Croix and Richard Tansey. All three are textbooks with a general library utility; despite overlaps, all three are excellent tools for reference or quick summary. The chief changes in Hartt are the inclusion of a 50-page survey of Far Eastern art, the ``attempt . . . to give women something approaching their just treatment,'' and the doubling of the number of color plates to 360. The bibliography has been updated only by the inclusion of a very brief list of Far Eastern materials. Maps and time lines are good, but illustrations frequently fall into the gutter. The publisher has gone to a slightly lighter-weight, glossier paper, which gives an irritating amount of show through, but the binding appears reasonably sturdy. Hartt writes with feeling and clarity and a point of view, something unusual in a text. Although changes are minimal in most areas, this edition will receive heavy use. All three surveys must be supplemented in their treatment of more recent work.-- Jack Perry Brown, Art Inst. of Chicago Lib. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

School Library Journal Review

YA-- This update adds chapters on India, China, and Japan, as well as plates and text on contemporary art up to 1988. Also, 151 illustrations which were formerly in black and white now appear in color. A book that will be useful in all libraries as an overview of art history up to the present day. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

In the introduction to this large, inviting volume, Hartt writes that he has "tried to put together a usable account of the whole history of the artistic production of men and women." Usable is a key word here and an accurate one. The fact that this is the third edition in 13 years of a major art history text demonstrates the author's determination to be all-inclusive; the volume now spans its subject from the Stone Age to 1988. Hartt's prose is clear and engaging, patient and generous. The text is copiously illustrated and well-designed, allowing both student or general reader to locate information on a specific topic easily. Browsers will find the book equally congenial. Maps and time lines shape and order the information effectively. This edition has a new section covering the art of India, China, and Japan. Strongly recommended for most art collections. Bibliography and index. --Donna Seaman