Mirror of the World: A New History of Art by Bell, Julian

Thames & Hudson. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

A few spots on d/w and lettering on d/w has some limited fading; book clean and bright but a tad skewed.

London: Thames and Hudson. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0500238375 . STiff new book in crisp dust jacket; about new but for thin crease to lower edge of rear dust jacket panel. 372 illustrations. Fascinating. ; 10.3 X 7.9 X 1.8 inches; 496 pages .

Gray paper covered hardcover boards with blind strip of dolphins on front cover. Silver metallic lettering on spine. Small dent on front cover. Top edge sun fade. Bumping on head and tail of spine. Binding tight, all text is clean. DJ has small dent mark of front cover, minor edge wear, small closed tear to top of front cover.
With 372 illustrations, 267 in color, Julian Bell charts the whole history of art from the earliest carved stone to the latest new media. Taking a truly global picture the author connects different cultures across time and space. Hundreds of works are discussed and illustrated, showing ow art uniquely reflects the world in which it was produced.
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London.: Thames and Hudson., 2007. 496pp, with 372 illustrations, 267 in colour. As New.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine./Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Bell, Julian, 2007-10-17. hardcover. Used: Good.

New York, NY : Thames & Hudson, 2007. Hardcover. Good. Original blind stamped cloth, dust jacket, with 372 illustrations (267 in colour), 4to.

U.S.A.: Thames & Hudson. Very Good. 2010. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 0500238375 Paperback Paperback A vivid and compelling history of human artistic achievements, from the first stone fashioned into a figure by a hunter-gatherer to the latest new media and installation work.With remarkable clarity, Julian Bell tells the story of how art has evolved through the millennia and across the world. He follows the changing trends in the making and significance of art in different cultures, and explains why the art of the day looked and functioned as it did. Key images and objects-some of them familiar works of art; others, less known but equally crucial to the story-act as landmarks on the journey, focal points around which the discussion always centers. Along the way, Bell answers fundamental questions such as "What is art and where does it start?" and "Why do humans make it and how does it serve them?"… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Thames & Hudson 978-0-500-23837-0 [978-0-500-23837-0] 2007. (4to) 496pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Black and white and color photographs and illustrations, tables, sources, index. "What is art and where did it begin? Why do we make it and why does it change? These are some of the many questions that Julian Bell considers in this new story of art for the twenty-first century". (Art, Art and Artists, Art Criticism, Art History).