30,000 Years of Art, New Edition, Mini Format: The Story of Human Creativity Across Time Space
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Summary
An accessible， comprehensive， freshly-updated celebration of the vast range of human artistry from 28，000 BC to today
Brought completely up to date for this revised edition and now available in a compact new format， this new edition of 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。
Brought completely up to date for this revised edition and now available in a compact new format， this new edition of 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。
Reviews
Jessica Peters
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It is what it is - an art book。 Sometimes the descriptions of the art pieces are more about their creators than the pieces themselves - but understandably， sometimes there's really not much to say about another oil painting on canvas。 That being said， there's plenty of variety in types of art pieces and I appreciate that。 It is what it is - an art book。 Sometimes the descriptions of the art pieces are more about their creators than the pieces themselves - but understandably， sometimes there's really not much to say about another oil painting on canvas。 That being said， there's plenty of variety in types of art pieces and I appreciate that。 。。。more
Unpil Baek
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An art museum in one's home， spanning the circumference of the globe and the width of the time。 Recommended！ An art museum in one's home， spanning the circumference of the globe and the width of the time。 Recommended！ 。。。more
Jane
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I read this book two pages at a time over the course of a few years， which was a great way to do it。 I took me not just through the history of art， with beautiful colour plates of all of the art pieces， but also through the history of humans and their time on earth。 I learned so much， not to mention discovering some amazing works of art， and this book put so much into historical context for me。 Interestingly， for many of the artists whose work I was familiar with the pieces selected for the book I read this book two pages at a time over the course of a few years， which was a great way to do it。 I took me not just through the history of art， with beautiful colour plates of all of the art pieces， but also through the history of humans and their time on earth。 I learned so much， not to mention discovering some amazing works of art， and this book put so much into historical context for me。 Interestingly， for many of the artists whose work I was familiar with the pieces selected for the book were not known to me。 I don’t know if this was a concerted effort to feature some less famous pieces， or if these were really seminal works for each artist and I am just not as familiar with them as I thought。 At the end of the book are a couple of timelines which I found really fascinating ， showing the dates of the various artistic movements in different regions o father world， and then showing art through the ages in the context of significant world events。 Published in 2007 by a publisher with offices in London and New York， I did find this a bit American-centric。 Also it was shocking how few women artists were featured， however I think this is a reflection of how women’s art has not been valued over the eons， so it has not been preserved until recently。 But despite that， I would recommend this book to anyone interested in art - and as a side benefit you will learn a lot of history too！This is not doe the faint of heart， however - it is a physically large， and very heavy book， and it is over 1000 pages long。 But it is a great “dipper” and can be read over an extended period of time， as I did。 In fact that is the way I would recommend reading it， so that you can fully absorb what you are reading and also examine the art closely。 。。。more
César Niño Rey
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He tardado tres años en leerlo y ojalá me durase otros tres。 Las Venus paleolíticas y Lucian Freud， el arte vikingo y el románico， Grecia y la Dama de Elche， la cerámica de culturas alejadas miles de kilómetros， las máscaras africanas y Picasso， las xilografías japonesas y los impresionistas franceses， los mosaicos de los reyes normandos de Sicilia y Bizancio y los omeyas del norte de África: todo está conectado。
Shahroz Bhatti
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best
Courtney
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This book reminded me why I consistently sucked at Art Theory in high school。 There's a lot here。 And at the same time。。。 not a lot。 But that is the subject matter， there is no way to condense 30，000 years of art into a book that everyone would be happy with。 Subjectively I think a lot of the art in this collection is male orientated and european focused。 But then again， I am also a layman when it comes to art so it's not like my opinion is educated。 I think this is a great book to have sitting This book reminded me why I consistently sucked at Art Theory in high school。 There's a lot here。 And at the same time。。。 not a lot。 But that is the subject matter， there is no way to condense 30，000 years of art into a book that everyone would be happy with。 Subjectively I think a lot of the art in this collection is male orientated and european focused。 But then again， I am also a layman when it comes to art so it's not like my opinion is educated。 I think this is a great book to have sitting somewhere where visitors can see it and flick through and maybe you can talk about art together even though that sounds pretentious as hell。 There's a nice scope， sure the actual art in the BC section is thin of the ground， a more accurate title would be 30，000 years of art except three quarters is going to be the last two thousand years。 Again。 Not a connosseur of art， just making an observation。The layout is lovely， the size is nice， heavy as hell and not a book that you can transport around， I wouldn't be reading this on the train to and from work。 The last couple of pages include performance pieces and video art and it doesn't translate well to print。 But overall an interesting book。 。。。more
Victoria
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A really good place to begin， if you want to learn more about the history of art。 Really tiny font though！
Mark
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This fantastic book avoids the cloistered stylistic chapters of most art history。 Instead， it treats its subject strictly chronologically， devoting an entire page to each featured work。 This means you sometimes get fascinating juxtapositions on opposing pages。 Highly recommended。 My only critique is that the binding is not strong enough for such a chunky book。 The binding has completely fallen off of mine after years of reading。 I don't mind the battered look， and I probably couldn't have afford This fantastic book avoids the cloistered stylistic chapters of most art history。 Instead， it treats its subject strictly chronologically， devoting an entire page to each featured work。 This means you sometimes get fascinating juxtapositions on opposing pages。 Highly recommended。 My only critique is that the binding is not strong enough for such a chunky book。 The binding has completely fallen off of mine after years of reading。 I don't mind the battered look， and I probably couldn't have afforded a binding that would have held something this large together， but it's a good thing to know before you buy。 。。。more
ZC Zhang
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1， A great and perfect composition of Art， History， and Archaeology， 2， No personal views， opinions， 3， Very even in chronology and geography， e。g， 500 pages are Art before A。D 1000， and 500 pages are Art after A。D 1000， etc。 A HUGE book ！ like a table ！ Also a great art book， however is not available anymore。
Peter Tillman
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Your public library likely has a copy of this enormous （12。5 lbs！） and well-produced book。 You should check it out and， well， check it out。 Make sure you have your sturdiest book-bag to lug the thing out to the car！ I'm particularly partial to the prehistoric and ethnographic stuff， but the whole thing is really， really nicely done。 One of my 100 （or so） best books ever。 Five stars！ Your public library likely has a copy of this enormous （12。5 lbs！） and well-produced book。 You should check it out and， well， check it out。 Make sure you have your sturdiest book-bag to lug the thing out to the car！ I'm particularly partial to the prehistoric and ethnographic stuff， but the whole thing is really， really nicely done。 One of my 100 （or so） best books ever。 Five stars！ 。。。more
Paula
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This is a fabulous book！ It is large but worth reviewing as an overview of art from the last 30，000 years - we will refer to it over and over and enjoy it！
Clever Name
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Enormous！
Mely
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Is a nice thing to say I saw some of these works of arts in person
Juli Wisniewski
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There is no way I could ever actually be "finished" with this book because that would mean I will have learned everything which is impossible。 This book should be on everyone's coffee table。 There is no way I could ever actually be "finished" with this book because that would mean I will have learned everything which is impossible。 This book should be on everyone's coffee table。 。。。more
Beck Frost
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This has probably been one of my favorite art books of all time。 It has EVERYTHING。 I keep it and two other art books on my shelf for reference。
Liz Price Patel
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Recommended by 2nd Grade。"Because I love art and it has a hamburger somewhere。" Jason G。 Recommended by 2nd Grade。"Because I love art and it has a hamburger somewhere。" Jason G。 。。。more
Donna Walsh
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Very interesting way to setup the book so one can follow art development across cultures。 It is an absolutely beautiful book。 Sorry to have to take it back to library， but glad it was available。
Steve
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Will probably take me another 30，000 years to fully read， but this is one the most prized books in my collection。 I hope to pass it on to my children。
Rob
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If I need some reassurance that there is some good in our species I look at this book for an hour。
Rhonda
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Extraordinarily well done and affordable art book。 Lovely to keep open on a table and browse through at random to learn about art from different countries， from different centuries， and in different styles。 One of my favorite books ever。
Melissa
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huge book great pics
Diego
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Este voluminoso libro que incluye las fotos de 1000 obras de arte acompañadas por una breve explicación de cada una es sensacional。Descubrí este libro en una librería mientras ganaba tiempo esperando a una persona。 Me sedujo desde la primera obra de arte escogida que tenía 30，000 años de existencia hasta la última que todavía estaba inconclusa a fines del pasado milenio。Las piezas han sido escogidas con un criterio estético que a mí personalmente me encantó。 Todo es muy sugestivo。 Me estimula ve Este voluminoso libro que incluye las fotos de 1000 obras de arte acompañadas por una breve explicación de cada una es sensacional。Descubrí este libro en una librería mientras ganaba tiempo esperando a una persona。 Me sedujo desde la primera obra de arte escogida que tenía 30，000 años de existencia hasta la última que todavía estaba inconclusa a fines del pasado milenio。Las piezas han sido escogidas con un criterio estético que a mí personalmente me encantó。 Todo es muy sugestivo。 Me estimula ver cada trabajo， me inspiran los estilos y sobre todo la variedad。 Como una ventana que nos permite ganar y utilizar ideas para nuestra creatividad。 Creo que cada pieza artística sea pictórica， escultórica o arquitectónica， puede incentivarnos para visitar diversos lugares y museos de todo el mundo。 Obras de todos los continentes están representadas en este hermoso libro que me salió mucho más barato comprarlo por la Internet a través de la www。amazon。com。 。。。more
Gen
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Fabulous book！ Love it to bits。
Pamela
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Got this for my birthday。 It is exquisite。 It will take 30，000 years for me to read， reread and digest。
Rhesa
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This looks good actualy， but it's so biggg！！！， almost the size of a small table。 I'll need to pay extra baggage to carry this on the plane。 Well hopefully gonna see this book in Jakarta soon。 I'd rather buy this than the small 10，000 years one also recently published by Phaidon。 This looks good actualy， but it's so biggg！！！， almost the size of a small table。 I'll need to pay extra baggage to carry this on the plane。 Well hopefully gonna see this book in Jakarta soon。 I'd rather buy this than the small 10，000 years one also recently published by Phaidon。 。。。more
Meredith
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You could kill someone with this book。 Seriously。 It's the biggest book I've ever read。 According to Amazon。com， it is 12。1 x 12。1 x 2。8 inches and weighs 13 pounds。 You could kill someone with this book。 Seriously。 It's the biggest book I've ever read。 According to Amazon。com， it is 12。1 x 12。1 x 2。8 inches and weighs 13 pounds。 。。。more
Dee
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It truly is human creativity over time and space。 30，000 years is a very long time。 1，000 masterworks from around the world all cultures and countries from cave drawings to the 20th century in chronological order。
Andrew
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This was an awesome book I was fortunate enough to find on sale at Barnes and Nobles。 The premise is that the authors picked the most influential or definitive pieces from every age （pretty much their favorites） starting 30，000 years ago and working up to the present。 I'm not really into "art，" but there is a lot of pretty amazing history and there are hundreds of beautiful things in the book to look at。 The only gripe is that some of the pictures on the page are kind of small， but otherwise its This was an awesome book I was fortunate enough to find on sale at Barnes and Nobles。 The premise is that the authors picked the most influential or definitive pieces from every age （pretty much their favorites） starting 30，000 years ago and working up to the present。 I'm not really into "art，" but there is a lot of pretty amazing history and there are hundreds of beautiful things in the book to look at。 The only gripe is that some of the pictures on the page are kind of small， but otherwise its an amazing book and well worth the price。 。。。more
Leonard Pierce
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Big and clumsy and pretty much focused on the mainstream， but for the price， you can't beat this， and the layout， design and big， beautiful reproductions of art can't be beat。 Big and clumsy and pretty much focused on the mainstream， but for the price， you can't beat this， and the layout， design and big， beautiful reproductions of art can't be beat。 。。。more
Poon
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