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09 May 2008, 12:01 pm

See above. Anyone? Anyone? Beuller?



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09 May 2008, 12:13 pm

I've got a text I could sell you.



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09 May 2008, 12:14 pm

How far back do you want to go?



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09 May 2008, 12:15 pm

How far back do you want to go?



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09 May 2008, 12:35 pm

Inventor wrote:
How far back do you want to go?


Starting with early greek art, preferably. But earlier is cool.



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09 May 2008, 9:42 pm

"History of Art for Young People", by H.W. Janson & S. Cauman, second edition revised by A. F. Janson, 1982. Published by Abrams. Almost 400 pages long.

It's at adult reading/sophistication level (in my opinion)-it was given to me in my childhood but I didn't bother with it until I was grown up. It's not "childish"-it's dense, intellectual, and has many illustrations. Maybe there's newer version, but this is the one I have & it's pretty comprehensive (of course there's nothing more recent/contemporary than the 1970's).


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14 May 2008, 12:42 pm

err....Gardner's 'Art Through The Ages' is good for a general art history overview. It's very hefty (1000+ pages) and expensive, but you can get older editions 2nd hand. I had to get it as a required text. You might need a neck/back/arm brace to lift it.