World Views : Topics In Non-western Art - 04 edition

Summary: This text comprises eleven chapters, each focusing on a discrete area of non-Western or Native American art. With nearly 180 illustrations (many in full color) and an accessible 8 1/2 x 11 format, students are introduced to important subjects and artworks outside of the Western tradition.

Features :

• Full-Color Throughout
• Structure complements that of A History of Western Art. ...show moreUL> ...show less
  Edition/Copyright: 04
  Cover: Paperback
  Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
  Published: 07/17/2003
  
  
  

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  Adams, Laurie Schneider : John Jay College Criminal Justice

  

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  1: Rock Paintings and Petroglyphs

  Rock Paintings in Australia
  The Sahara
  Native American Petroglyphs of the Plains

  2: Topics in Chinese Art

  Neolithic to First Empire
  The Tomb of Emperor Qin
  Chinese Characters, Calligraphy, and Painting

  3: South Asia: The Indus Valley Civilization

  Indus Valley Civilization
  The Origin of Buddhism
  Buddhist Architecture and Sculpture

  4: Buddhist Art in India and China

  Rock-Cut Architecture
  Gupta Sculpture
  The Ajanta Caves
  Buddhist Expansion in China
  Images of the Buddha Beyond India and China

  5: The Expansion of Islam

  Islam
  Persian Miniature Painting
  The Mughal Dynasty of India

  6: Buddhist and Hindu Developments in East Asia

  Buddhist Paradise Sects
  The Pagoda
  The Buddhist Monastery: Horyu-ji
  The Vishnu Temple
  The Orissan Temple
  Synthesis of Buddhism and Hinduism at Angkor

  7: Mesoamerican and the Andes

  Mesoamerica
  Olmec
  Teotihaucán
  Maya
  The Aztec Empire
  Art of the Andes

  8: Aspects of Northwest Coast and Native North American Art

  Haida
  The United States Regions

  9: Japanese Woodblock Prints

  Ukiyo-e
  Utagawa Kunisada
  Utagawa Toypkuni
  Kitagawa Utamaro
  Keisei Eisen

  10: Aspects of Oceanic Art

  Polynesia
  Melanesia

  11: Africa: The Royal Art of Benin

  The Oba and the Queen Mother
  Portuguese Influence and Palace Architecture
  Protective Devices

  
  
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