Customer Review: I wasn't sure whether this book or "Journey Through the Ice Age" by Paul G. Bahn would be better, so I bought them both. It turns out that they are both excellent books. Both are loaded with color photographs of artifacts famous and less well-known. Both have scholarly, informative text,... more info
Customer Review: I was getting ready to add art to my teacher certificate and this book was recommended by a workshop artist/professor as a study guide to get ready for the test. It is a very clear guide, and will be very useful.
Customer Review: Few scholars could deign to undertake a survey of the world's prehistoric art, but Bahn is well chosen. He has experienced a breadth of world rock art equaled by few others. But, it is his command of history and literature that distinguish this book. The first 70 pages define the study of... more info
Customer Review: kalinin@terra.com.br When I purchased The Social History of Art I had never intended to read it from cover to cover. It is, in fact, a bulky book, which covers the history of art from pre-historic to contemporary times. I thought it would be one of those books you place on your bedside table and... more info