Glubok, Shirley

Presents objects of Roman art--columns, statues, mosaics, portraits, reliefs, buildings, and murals--and explains how and why they were created.

Presents various objects of Greek art--vases, statues, buildings, reliefs, friezes, and ornaments--and explains how they were made and used, and aspects of the culture which they present.

The art of the Etruscans introduces the reader to an age which flourished twenty-five hundred years ago and which greatly influenced the Roman civilization.

Presents objects of Roman art--columns, statues, mosaics, portraits, reliefs, buildings, and murals--and explains how and why they were created.

Depicts the customs and history of the era of knighthood and chivalry through descriptions of armor surviving as museum pieces and works of art.

Briefly introduces the art of India -- statues, building, reliefs, friezes -- showing the relationships of various creations to the religions of the people.

Presents objects of Roman art--columns, statues, mosaics, portraits, reliefs, buildings, and murals--and explains how and why they were created.

Discussions of colonial paintings, buildings, and household objects trace the history of art in colonial America.

Presents objects of Roman art--columns, statues, mosaics, portraits, reliefs, buildings, and murals--and explains how and why they were created.

Shows the influence of nature and natural materials in the handcrafting of masks, totems, beaded and quill-designed clothing, kachinas, pottery, weapons, and other objects by the North American Indian.