Chinese & Japanese Art

Here, the history of world art is traced through its main events and periods, from the very first art forms up to the complex and diverse world of the avant-garde at the beginning of the twentieth century. 16 volumes containing the best of the world's artworks, from Egyptian masterpieces to Surrealist pieces, elegant Chinese and Japanese art, the Renaissance and Baroque periods, the entire Greek and Roman civilisations as well as the varied creations of the Medieval period. Includes biographies, visual maps, technical and visual glossaries, quotations and style charts. Colour throughout