Arts and Culture : An Introduction to the Humanities
by Benton, Janetta Rebold; DiYanni, RobertEdition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-01-01
Publisher(s): Prentice Hall
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Summary
Offering an exploration of Western and World civilization's cultural heritage, this book is richly illustrated, beautifully designed and engaging.Readers move chronologically through major periods and stylesfrom prehistoric culture to the renaissance and mannerism in Italyto gain insight into the achievements and ideas in painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, philosophy, religion, and music.For arts and cultural coordinators, professionals and enthusiasts.
Table of Contents
| Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian Civilizations | |
| Aegean Culture and Early Greece | |
| Classical and Hellenistic Greece | |
| Roman Civilization | |
| Judaism, Early Christianity, and Byzantine Civilization | |
| Islamic Civilization | |
| Indian Civilization | |
| Early Chinese Civilization | |
| Early Japanese Civilization | |
| Early Civilizations of the Americas and Africa | |
| Early Middle Ages and the Romanesque | |
| Gothic and Late Middle Ages | |
| The Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy | |
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