'A celebration of art-making.' - Wall Street Journal An accessible comprehensive celebration
of the vast range of human artistry from 28 000 BC to today now available in a gift-friendly
mini format Phaidon's groundbreaking book presents art differently from all other compendia by
revealing the huge diversity - or in many cases the similarity - of artistic achievements
around the globe. Images of more than 600 works from all periods and regions are arranged in
chronological order each with a short text that puts the work in critical context and explains
its contribution to the development of art history.
