Gardner, Helen: Art through the ages: an introduction to its history and significance (London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1927)

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
Preface. iii
I. Prehistoric Period in Europe. i
A. Paleolithic Age: Historical Background; Minor Arts; Paint-
ing; Sculpture; Summary. B. Neolithic Age: Historical Back-
ground and the Minor Arts; Building; Summary; Bibliography.
II. Egyptian Period (i). Early Egypt and the Old Kingdom. . 13
Historical Background; Architecture; Sculpture; Painting;
Minor Arts; Summary; Bibliography.
III. Egyptian Period (i). The Middle Kingdom and Empire ... 32.
Historical Background; Architecture; Sculpture; Painting;
Minor Arts; Summary.
IV. Babylonian, Assyrian, Chaldean, and Persian Periods ... 54
A. Early Babylonian: Historical Background; Architecture;
Sculpture; Minor Arts. B. Assyrian: Historical Background;
Architecture; Sculpture; Minor Arts. C. Chaldean or Second
Babylonian: Historical Background and Architecture; Summary.
D. Persian: Historical Background; Architecture and the Minor
Arts; Summary; Bibliography.
V. Minoan or Aegean Period. 71
Historical Background; Architecture; Painting; Sculpture;
Minor Arts; Summary; Bibliography.
VI. Greek Period (i). Early Greek and Archaic Period .... 87
Historical Background; Drawing and Painting; Sculpture; Minor
Arts; Summary; Bibliography.
VII. Greek Period Ql). The Fifth Century.106
Historical Background; Architecture; Sculpture; Painting;
Minor Arts; Summary.
VIII. Greek Period (3). The Fourth Century and Hellenistic Age 12.7
Historical Background; Architecture; Sculpture; Painting;
Minor Arts; Summary.
IX. Roman Period.135
Historical Background; Architecture; Sculpture; Painting;
Minor Arts; Summary; Bibliography.
X. Early Christian and Byzantine Period.151
Historical Background; Architecture; Painting; Sculpture; Minor
Arts; Summary; Bibliography.
XI. Mohammedan Period.168
Historical Background; Architecture; Minor Arts; Summary;
Bibliography.
XII. Persian Period ..179
A. Sassanian-Persian: Historical Background; Architecture and
Sculpture; Minor Arts; Summary. B. Mohammedan-Persian:
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