Books with author Ariane Ruskin Batterberry

VERY GOOD (see image of our offering's better dust jacket) FIRST EDITION dust jacket hardcover, free tracking number, clean NEW text, solid binding, NO remainders NOT ex-library, smoke free; slight gentle shelfwear / storage-wear; jacket clipped and back-side 3 small edge tears WE SHIP FAST. Carefully packed and quickly sent. 201708915 Surveys the history of art in the western world from prehistoric cave paintings to modern abstracts emphasizing the major works and artists of each period. Includes a brief discussion of the art of Asia, Africa, and the South Seas. Who painted the first painting? When did art begin? What does "The Renaissance" mean? Ariane Ruskin answers these and many other questions: and as she does so, she unfolds to the young the pageant of artistic creation and the history of man himself. (No shipping to Mexico, Brazil, Argentina or Italy.)