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30000 YEARS OF ART

English Language | Hardcover | 2007 | 1072 pages | 29×29 cm

Publisher PHAIDON
Author Phaidon Editors
ISBN 9780714847894

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30,000 YEARS OF ART: THE STORY OF HUMAN CREATIVITY ACROSS TIME AND SPACE is a major follow-up to Phaidon’s globally bestselling classic The Art Book. Offering a fresh perspective on world art history, this substantial volume presents a clear, engaging, and richly informative journey through more than 30,000 years of human creativity, spanning from 28,000 BC to the present day.

The book’s defining feature lies in its decisive break from traditional art-historical narratives structured by styles, regions, or civilizations. Instead, it adopts a straightforward chronological sequence, bringing together 1,000 masterpieces from around the world. This approach allows readers to see what was being created simultaneously across different cultures, fostering a truly global understanding of art history.

Within its pages, works such as the ancient Greek Venus de Milo appear alongside murals from the Mayan civilization, while Velázquez’s Las Meninas is presented in the same temporal context as paintings from China’s Ming Dynasty, an Indian jade wine cup, Nepalese ritual objects, Korean portraits, and Vermeer’s The Milkmaid. These cross-cultural juxtapositions not only highlight the distinct qualities of each artistic tradition, but also reveal the shared aesthetic impulses and creative instincts that unite humanity across time and geography.

Each selected work is included for its pivotal role in the history of art and as a representative achievement of its culture. Every entry features a full-page color reproduction accompanied by concise and accessible explanatory text, placing the work within its historical context and clarifying its artistic significance as well as the role of its medium in the evolution of art.

In addition, the book includes a comprehensive index, illustrated timelines, and a glossary of artistic terms and movements, making it suitable not only for general readers but also an invaluable reference and teaching resource. With its open and balanced perspective, 30,000 YEARS OF ART offers a sweeping view of both the diversity and the shared foundations of human artistic expression, and stands as an essential classic for understanding world art history.

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Author: Phaidon Editors

Publisher: Phaidon

Format: Hardcover

Size: 29 × 29 cm

Pages: 1,072 pages