Bookshelf
| can't find it |

| browse books |
history
 

| book details |

Collins Big Book of Art

Edited by David G. Wilkins






| book description |

A beautiful and informative reference work, The Collins Big Book of Art is the first truly accessible history of art since the international bestseller, The Art Book. From the Stone Age to the Renaissance, from Impressionism to Pop Art, this book takes the reader through the history of art in an entertaining and informative way. At the heart of the book is a richly illustrated chronological survey, tracing the connections of artistic achievement throughout the world. With more than 1200 works of art sumptuously illustrated, The Collins Big Book of Art contains interesting essays on the turning points that inspired the major artistic movements. The book illustrates ways in which some of our most universal themes - from religion to the human form - were represented by artists at different points in time. Beautiful to browse and easy to navigate, The Collins Book of Art will inform, inspire and delight art lovers everywhere. Contents include: Introduction: How to Look at Art The Chronology of Art The Themes of Art Portraiture Landscape Still Life Animals Mythology Literature Social Protest Abstraction Reference

| product details |



Normally shipped | Enquiries only
Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers
Published date | 7 Nov 2005
Language |
Format | Hardback
Pages | 528
Dimensions | 260 x 221 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 2010g
ISBN | 978-0-0072-1190-6
Readership Age |
BISAC | art / history / general


| other options |


| your trolley |

To view the items in your trolley please sign in.

| sign in |

| specials |

The Thing at 52

Mr. Ross Montgomery
Hardback
40 pages
was: R 455.95
now: R 410.95
Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days

The Thing at 52 is a beautiful picture book about friendship, loneliness and learning how to say goodbye.

The Silent Patient: The record-breaking, multimillion copy Sunday Times bestselling thriller and TikTok sensation

Alex Michaelides
Paperback / softback
352 pages
was: R 280.95
now: R 252.95
Usually dispatched in 6-12 days

With film rights snapped up by an Oscar winning Hollywood production company, rights sold in a world record 43 territories, and rave blurbs from David Baldacci, Lee Child and A.

Free Your Mind: The new world of manipulation and how to resist it

Laura Dodsworth
Paperback / softback
384 pages
was: R 300.95
now: R 270.95
Forthcoming

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller Learn how to recognise and resist the daily attempts to control and manipulate your mind.