The Story Of Art by E. H. Gombrich - 1951

New York: Phaidon Publishers, Inc, 1951. Fourth Edition, revised. Hardcover. Poor//2. Sir Ernst Hans Joseh Gombrich ( 1901 - 2001 ) OM, CBE, Austrian-born art historian , a naturalized British citizen in 1947 - considered by many, the best art historian of the 20 th century . With 370 illustrations, 21 in full color. In 27 chapters, including : Strange Beginnings : Prehistoric and Promitive Peoples; Ancient America..... Art For Etenity : Egypt, Mesopatamia, Crete ...... The great Awakiing : Greece, Seventh to Fifth Century, B.C,..... The Realm Of Beauty :Greece and the Greek World, Fourth Century B.C. to First Century A..D. ..... etc. ... through to ; Experimental Art : The Twentieth Century . Varied-colored lettering on front cover and binding of light-gray colored cloth book. ( 7 1/8 X 10 X 1 1/4 ) 462 pages, No dust jacket. Book weighs 2 3/4 pounds. This book is" by far the best popular introduction to the history of art that I know " - Meyer Shapiro, Associate Professor of Art, Columbia University. With portions of the dust jacket In fair condition due to staining on edges of front cover, and on some page edges

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