The Story of Art
Product ID: 3608585
🎨Comprehensive art history survey
📚16th updated edition
🖼️Richly illustrated with fold-outs
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Description
🎨 Unlock the story behind every masterpiece — your art journey starts here!
- SUSTAINABLE CHOICE - Own a quality used copy that’s both eco-friendly and culturally enriching.
- CULT CLASSIC STATUS - Join thousands of art lovers who rate it 4.7/5 for depth and clarity.
- VISUAL STORYTELLING - Experience dynamic fold-out illustrations that bring masterpieces to life.
- TIMELESS ART MASTERY - Dive into 16 editions of expertly curated art history insights.
- ENGAGING ACCESSIBLE - Fluent prose that demystifies art from cave paintings to postmodernism.
The Story of Art, now in its 16th updated edition, is a best-selling illustrated introduction to art appreciation. It surveys major art periods and styles with engaging prose by E.H. Gombrich, enriched by fold-out reproductions. Highly rated by over 1,100 readers, this used copy offers a sustainable way to join a global community of art enthusiasts and professionals.
Specifications
| Best Sellers Rank | #20,414 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #51 in Art History (Books) #82 in Architecture (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,198) |
| Dimensions | 6.85 x 1.57 x 9.65 inches |
| Edition | 16th |
| Grade level | 8 and up |
| ISBN-10 | 0714832472 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0714832470 |
| Item Weight | 3.6 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 688 pages |
| Publication date | April 9, 1995 |
| Publisher | Phaidon Inc Ltd |
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