{"product_id":"the-art-atlas-with-cdrom-john-onians-9780789209610","title":"The Art Atlas [With CDROM]","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Art Atlas\u003c\/em\u003e is the first work to present the art of the entire world from ancient to modern times through extensive use of specially commissioned maps. Covering painting, sculpture, and architecture as well as other arts and artifacts, the volume provides an entirely new vision of the history of the world's art by showing how physical and political geography has shaped its developments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Over 350 pages in scope, \u003cem\u003eAtlas\u003c\/em\u003e compares countries separated by thousands of miles and many centuries, demonstrating how the art of each is affected by opportunities and constraints dictated by location or culture. Here, for the first time, readers can appreciate the art of prehistoric Oceania and the Nile Valley of the Pharaohs alongside that of nineteenth-century Russia and the twentieth-century United States. In addition to showing where and when great artists lived and worked, \u003cem\u003eAtlas\u003c\/em\u003e explains how major styles developed and the ways in which art has been influenced by religion, trade, travel, war, and other historical factors. The volume also provides the first comprehensive picture of the impact of the natural world on the development of art, charting the sources of fibers for weaving, pigments for coloring, wood for carving, paper for printing, and stone for use in sculpture and architecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With its combination of enormous breadth and constant clarity of focus, abundant illustrations and a user-friendly, searchable CD, \u003cem\u003eArt Atlas\u003c\/em\u003e provides exceptional insight into what unites art and what makes it so varied. Organized into seven chronological periods and including contributions from 68 internationally renowned art historians, \u003cem\u003eThe Art Atlas\u003c\/em\u003e is an original, comprehensive and up-to-date reference work that will be a benchmark for many years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Onians\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789209616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789209610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abbeville Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 13.64h x 10.06w x 1.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2008 pg. 90","brand":"John Onians","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057341821183,"sku":"9780789209610","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0653514a-8315-42a1-b200-739bdc454f4c.jpg?v=1685046426","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-atlas-with-cdrom-john-onians-9780789209610","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}