The Beginner's Guide to Art

Now in Paperback
"The Beginner's Guide to Art is a no-nonsense survey of art and architecture history that appeal[s] to a range of ages . . . and does not condescend as it enlightens."
-The Rocky Mountain News, Denver

Concise and straightforward, The Beginner's Guide to Art explains world art from paleolithic cave paintings to ancient Greek temples, Byzantine icons, Japanese architecture, Oceanic sculpture, African masks, and the 20th-century avant-garde. Clearly organized, profusely illustrated sections on painting, sculpture, and architecture include illustrated descriptions of techniques, definitions of styles, and illuminating discussions of the great cultures of history.

Complete with a biographical dictionary of the major figures who have shaped Western painting, sculpture, and architecture, with color illustrations of their work, The Beginner's Guide to Art is an ideal introduction to the pleasures of art.
391 illustrations, 342 in full color, 288 pages, 81/4 x 103/8"

Brigitte Govignon edited the contributions of a team of French scholars, each a specialist in the subject on which he or she has written.