Gardner's art through the ages / Fred S. Kleiner, Christian J. Mamiya [and] Richard G. Tansey

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The birth of art: Africa, Europe, and the near East in the stone age -- Chapter 2. The rise of civilization: the art of the ancient near east -- Chapter 3. Pharaohs and the afterlife: the art of Ancient Egypt -- Chapter 4. Minos and the heroes of Homer: the art of the prehistoric Aegean -- Chapter5.Gods, heroes, and athletes: the art of Ancient Greece -- Chapter 6. Paths to enlightenment: the Ancient Art of South and Southeast Asia -- Chapter 7: Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism: the art of early China and Korea -- Chapter 8. Sacred statues and secular scrolls: the art of early Japan -- Chapter 9. Italy before the Romans: the art of the Etruscans -- Chapter 10. Form seven hills to three continents: the art of ancient Rome -- Chapter 11. Pagans, Christians, and Jews: the art of late antiquity -- Chapter 12. Rome in the East: the art of Byzantium -- Chapter 13. Muhammad and the Muslims: Islamic art -- Chapter 14. From Alaska to the Andes: the arts of ancient America -- Chapter 15. South of the Sahara: early African art -- Chapter 16. Europe after the fall of Rome: early medieval art in the West -- Chapter 17. The age of Pilgrims and Crusaders: Romanesque art -- Chapter 18. The age of the great cathedrals: Gothic art -- Notes -- Pronunciation guide to artists’ names -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Credits -- Index.

The market-leading text for the art history survey course, Gardner's Art Through the Ages has served as a comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted guide to the defining phases of the world's artistic tradition. With this book in hand, thousands of students have watched the story of art unfold in its full historical, social, religious, economic, and cultural context, and thus deepened their understanding of art, architecture, painting, and sculpture.