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Art Through the Ages: A Concise History of Western Art
GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE HISTORY OF WESTERN ART will guide you through the artistic traditions OF Western art. Gardner is beautiful to look at, easy to understand, and includes everything you need to know to excel in your art history survey course. In addition, with each new copy of the book, you receive the ArtStudy 2.2 CD-ROM-an interactive electronic study guide that includes hundreds of high-quality digital images, plus image flash cards, and quizzes, and more.
479 pages, Paperback
First published May 22, 1980
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March 31, 2011
A textbook I actually read! And was actually readable. It helped that Kleiner was my professor and his humor was evident in the writing, even though he had to leave some of the naughtier bits out.
"Double-barreled super-stud of a centaur."
"Double-barreled super-stud of a centaur."
December 12, 2012
A later version of my Art History textbook. Thank goodness I don't have to read this one! (I refer to the pictures) While comprehensive in Gardners view of Art history there were no women... what?
Like any interpretation of ART, I think that only the photos tell a kind of truth.
Like any interpretation of ART, I think that only the photos tell a kind of truth.
July 15, 2009
Only college textbook I've ever kept.
November 19, 2017
I absolutely loved this textbook and the class that I bought it for. I wasn't anticipating liking art history as much as I did. I will definitely be hanging onto this book for a very, very long time and have no intention of selling it back.
This is an older edition of the book but, depending on your instructor, I definitely think that you can get by with just buying this edition, especially if your school library has a copy of whatever edition is being used in your class available. Although this edition has one less chapter than the most recent editions, I found that I was able to make it through just fine in the class that I was taking. I would definitely do some research into the class that you're taking and the professor's teaching style before deciding to buy this edition instead of the most recent one, though. If you do decide to buy this edition, you can find it for about $5 at a lot of used bookstores. I've found that it was a much better choice than buying the most recent edition for $120.
This is an older edition of the book but, depending on your instructor, I definitely think that you can get by with just buying this edition, especially if your school library has a copy of whatever edition is being used in your class available. Although this edition has one less chapter than the most recent editions, I found that I was able to make it through just fine in the class that I was taking. I would definitely do some research into the class that you're taking and the professor's teaching style before deciding to buy this edition instead of the most recent one, though. If you do decide to buy this edition, you can find it for about $5 at a lot of used bookstores. I've found that it was a much better choice than buying the most recent edition for $120.
October 17, 2021
Unfortunately, I can't claim to have read every single word of this. I went through it with my kids as an Art Survey sort of class. It's pretty great, though. I love the pictures and explanations.
One thing that bothered me was in the Americas chapter. They talked up a certain type of pottery so much and then didn't show any pictures of it. Nothing major, but it still miffed me.
One thing that bothered me was in the Americas chapter. They talked up a certain type of pottery so much and then didn't show any pictures of it. Nothing major, but it still miffed me.
December 31, 2020
I enjoyed reading chapters 1-18 in this textbook. Such an enjoyment for my ARTS 1303 course. With visual illustrations and detailed representations of historical art, someone is surely able to find themselves sucked into a whole new world.
February 21, 2026
A later version of my Art History textbook. Thank goodness I don't have to read this one! (I refer to the pictures) While comprehensive in Gardners view of Art history there were no women... what?
Like any interpretation of ART, I think that only the photos tell a kind of truth.
Like any interpretation of ART, I think that only the photos tell a kind of truth.
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June 17, 2022
Great art book to study the ancients that we used in our Classical Rhetoric homeschool history studies.
January 3, 2024
May have been the only textbook I read from start to finish.
December 12, 2012
This is an updated version of the college art history textbook I used back in the seventies... thank goodness I didn't have to read this one! While this and volume two provide ample photos of art work thoughout history, what lacking is that its a history that lacks women artists!
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January 13, 2012This is my textbook for Art History 101.
August 4, 2015
This was one of the best textbooks I've used. It's easy to read and full of useful information. Perfect for an introduction to Art History.
July 23, 2016
Excellent book for class with Dr. Diane Goode - great professor!
October 23, 2015
Very good instruction book. Very good projects to enable you to draw.
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