Mirror of the world : a new history of art / Julian Bell.

By: Publication details: London : Thames & Hudson, 2010.Description: 496 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. ports. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780500287545 (pbk.) :
  • 0500287546 (pbk.) :
Other title:
  • New history of art [Cover title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22
Summary: From humans' first impulses to create form out of raw materials to the most modern gallery installations, people around the world have always been drawn to image-making. Julian Bell uses a wide range of objects to reveal how art is a product of our shared experience, reflecting the human condition and our most basic cultural preoccupations.
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Originally published: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From humans' first impulses to create form out of raw materials to the most modern gallery installations, people around the world have always been drawn to image-making. Julian Bell uses a wide range of objects to reveal how art is a product of our shared experience, reflecting the human condition and our most basic cultural preoccupations.

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