История на световното изкуство

by Antony Mason

С над 250 цветни репродукции на произведения на изкуството, множество снимки и факсимилета.

Включва:
праисторически пещерни рисунки
изкуството на древния свят – Египет, Гърция, Рим
раннохристиянско, византийско и средновековно изкуство и архитектура
романски, готически, ренесансов и бароков период
неокласицизъм, импресионизъм, постимпресионизъм и модернизъм
изкуство от края на XX-ти век

Genres: Nonfiction, Art

130 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Eighty books – seems a bit excessive, really, even to me. But this is the product of more than twenty years of writing. And I have to say that some authors in my field – illustrated non-fiction – have written twice, even three times, as many.

How did I get here? Well, I worked as an editor with a couple of small publishing companies in London for about ten years (1977–87), and then I turned freelance. Whenever any writing tasks were offered to me, I took them, and so gradually I made the conversion from editor to writer – although I still do both.

I think I always wanted to be a writer, penning short stories as a child. I also have an insatiable curiosity. This is how I’ve ended up in non-fiction, where my magpie instincts to investigate virtually any area of knowledge have served me well.

My primary skill – so I’m told – is to research a subject and then convert it into clear, accessible and engaging text for a general readership, or for children.

I also translate books from French, and write website content.

For a couple of years (2008–10) I was a tutor in writing at Goldsmiths, University of London, working as a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund. Latterly I have been closely involved in the Intergenerational Foundation, which aims to remind government and policy-makers of the need to think for the long-term to ensure an honourable and sustainable legacy to future generations.
Since 2011 I have also been writing as the ‘Brussels expert’ for the Daily Telegraph and the Telegraph online travel website.

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Comprehensive and interesting. Works on many levels: reports on ancient history, artists, art, architecture, Renaissance; excellent browser. The multiple full-color reproductions on every page are excellent quality. Text, captions, and reproductions all come together smoothly. An incredibly valuable resource.

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book I need to own.(Thankfully Multnomah County libraries let you renew continually.) It has been an invaluable resource for my art history class this past year. I really felt the scope of history while learning about different artists.

[Lan Dao · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book. It's easy to understand. The examples in the book are very pretty and informative. I wish I own this book, even the bigger version (if they have) in order to have a closer look on them.