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30,000 Years of Art | 
| Author: Editors Of Phaidon
Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $49.95
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Rating:  35 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 1072
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 12.1 x 2.8
ISBN: 0714847895
Dewey Decimal Number: 700.90202
EAN: 9780714847894
ASIN: 0714847895
Publication Date: October 22, 2007
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Product Description
30,000 YEARS OF ART: THE STORY OF HUMAN CREATIVITY ACROSS TIME AND SPACE is the follow-up to Phaidon's phenomenally successful THE ART BOOK. This is an accessible, fun and informative compendium of world art that offers a fresh perspective on the whole of art history, from 28,000 BC to the present day. It debunks art historical classifications and hierarchies by presenting 1,000 masterworks of art in simple chronological order, demonstrating what was being created all over the globe at the same time. Only here can you find the Venus de Milo next to a mural from the Mayan civilization, or Velazquez' Las Meninas next to a painting from the Chinese Ming Dynasty, an Indian jade wine cup, a ritual Nepalese plaque, a Korean portrait, and Vermeer's Milkmaid. Each work has been chosen for its unique place in the history of art, and as a representative example of the art of its culture. By juxtaposing works of art from different cultures throughout time, this is the first book to offer a balanced appraisal of world art history, revealing the huge diversity of and similarity between man's artistic achievements.
Each entry includes a full-page color image of the work and a concise descriptive text that sets the work in context, explaining its contribution to the development of art and the medium in which it was created. A comprehensive index, illustrated timelines, and a glossary of terms and movements make this book an invaluable reference tool and teaching resource.
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 The Monster of All Cocktail Table Art Books October 19, 2008
dream factory (,usa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Amazon editorial review of this impressive book is excellent.
This monstosity is the definitive 'reference' of art through the millennia. Represented here are works in all mediums as well as a comprehensive sculpture timeline. It is a wonderful art book to page through at any level of ones art knowledge. The descriptions accompaying each artist's work are short (2-3 paragraphs) but thoughtfully written and enlightening. Albight its abbreviated text it does do each artist justice. And en total is an impressive book.
Kudos to PHAIDON for taking on such a challenge.
Great book October 7, 2008
D. Randall (Phoenix, AZ)
I am really enjoying this book - but it's all but impossisble to read in bed! Truly a delight and very educational.
 Bigger is not always better July 27, 2008
Hugh Mckee (SEQ)
1 out of 10 found this review helpful
Possibly useful for children with no knowledge of art, the book is cumbersome in size and slightly loathsome in outlook. '30,000 Years of Art' lumps all creative output from both past and distant cultures into one whopping big format. That being one big picture beside one simple page of text. It renders equivalent Australian aboriginal art and French nineteenth century eroticism, an idea that I find thoroughly absurd. There are many better books around that introduce world art without ruining the distinctive character of entirely different enterprises. The best introduction to art is William Fleming's 'Arts and Ideas', the pictures are not quite as big but what it lacks in size it makes up for in depth. It covers roughly the same period and includes a brief discussion of music and architecture as well. This book reminds me of those giant roadside attractions (the big pineapple etc) that some cities cling to to create tourist interest. Like this book they represent nothing more than empty imaginations.
30,000 Years of Art June 18, 2008
Joseph S. Maresca (Bronxville, New York USA)
This is a full color work on ancient artwork,
as well as modern art. The renditions date back
to 50,000 BC. Sample pieces are as follows:
o France- Dappled Horses of Pech at 25,000 BC
o Australia- Sash at 17,000 BC - rock pigments
o Spain- Altamira Bison limestone at 15,000 BC
o South Africa- Cold Stream Burial Stone
o Iraq- Samarra Plate at 5,000 BC
o Peru- Paracas Embroidered Mantle 50 BC
o Italy- Cubiculum Fresco at 19 BC - a colorful dress
o China- Watchtower at 100 AD
o Italy- Opus Sectile Panel of Christ (marble)
A beauty of this work is that readers can observe
Christian themes which coincide at or near the time
of Jesus Christ. In addition, a clear sense of the
people and fashions of the times is evident throughout.
The acquisition is worth the price of admission.
This book will have a wide constituency of readers
from business, academe and the arts.
Don't Miss This One! May 21, 2008
Joel Greene (San Francisco)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A superlative review of human accomplishment in the visual arts. Intelligent, well designed. Beautifully printed and bound. Unbelieve bargain- without a doubt the single best buy of recent times!
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