Gardner's Art through the Ages,
15th Edition

Fred S. Kleiner

Gardner's Art through the Ages
ISBN-13: 9781305633940
Copyright 2017 | Published
496 pages | List Price: USD $217.95

GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE, VOLUME I, gives you the tools to master your course material. A unique scale feature will help you better visualize the actual size of the artworks shown in the book. Within each chapter, the "Framing the Era" overviews, timeline, extended captions, and the chapter summary section titled "The Big Picture" will help you review for exams. In addition, MindTap for this 15th edition of GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES provides an interactive digital experience for exploration, study, and development of critical-thinking skills. It includes an interactive eBook with note taking capability, zoomable versions of images included within the text, over 100 videos, audio resources, image flashcards, a Guide to Studying, quizzes and critical-thinking questions, and much more.

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Introduction: What Is Art History?
1. Art in the Stone Age.
2. Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia.
3. Egypt from Narmer to Cleopatra.
4. The Prehistoric Aegean.
5. Ancient Greece.
6. The Etruscans.
7. The Roman Empire.
8. Late Antiquity.
9. Byzantium.
10. The Islamic World.
11. Early Medieval Europe.
12. Romanesque Europe.
13. Gothic Europe.
14. Late Medieval Italy.

  • Fred S. Kleiner

    Fred S. Kleiner, Ph.D. has been professor of art history and archeology at Boston University for four decades. He taught previously at University of Virginia and served as editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Archaeology. Acclaimed for inspiring lectures, Dr. Kleiner won Boston University's Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, the College Prize for Undergraduate Advising in the Humanities and the Distinguished Teaching Prize in the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program. He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London as well as a member of the Text and Academic Authors Association. In addition to this title, Dr. Kleiner has authored several editions of ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY (Cengage), A HISTORY OF ROMAN ART (Cengage) and more than 100 publications on Greek and Roman art and architecture. Dr. Kleiner earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University.

  • The most widely read and respected art history text is now available on MindTap®, the first image-led educational software for art that keeps the core content – the artwork - at the forefront of study. This highly customizable and interactive, image-first digital experience encourages students to discover the history and meaning of art with a visually rich eBook that places the art, surrounding discussion and curated content all on the same two-page spread.

  • The 15th edition includes Google Maps coordinates for all sites and works discussed in the text to take students on a virtual tour of art through the ages.

  • Architecture videos, available in MindTap®, give students a virtual tour of significant monuments and sites.

  • New text boxes, "Problems and Solutions" and "The Patron's Voice," add to students' understanding of particular works and movements.

  • All maps have been updated for clarity and accuracy, helping students make geographical connections between places and sites.

  • The most widely read and respected art history text is now available on MindTap®, a multi-media learning platform that will improve your efficiency and comprehension of course content. Keep track of your assignments; test your knowledge with image flashcards; watch informative videos; and more.

  • Architecture videos, available on MindTap®, will take you on a virtual tour of significant monuments and sites, giving you the feeling of "being there" while learning more about interior and exterior features and details.

  • The 15th edition thoroughly represents the art history canon and presents a breadth and depth of images unparalleled in other art texts, with more than 100 new or improved images.

  • The MindTap® online learning platform guides students along a path to greater comprehension and engagement with the course content.

  • The Digital Image Library flash drive for instructors includes over 1,000 high-resolution images, as well as updated PowerPoint® Lectures, an Instructor Manual and a test bank to complement the new material.

  • The MindTap® online learning platform provides you with a rich set of multimedia learning tools, including an interactive eBook; videos to reinforce concepts and expand your knowledge; Compare and Contrast Exercises; Quizzes; and a Glossary complete with an audio pronunciation guide.

  • Additional study tools include essay questions, interactive timelines, image flashcards, downloadable audio chapter summaries, Architectural Basics, Student Guide to Studying, exercises on learning how to research and write about art, and more.

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