30,000 YEARS OF ART Covering 50 key works and

Covering 50 key works and connecting them to movements

This stunningly illustrated survey brings together more than 100 of the most innovative and interesting contemporary artists working across all media and spanning the globe

It reveals the motivations and secrets of successful collectors as well as providing an historical overview of the greatest collectors and their superb collections

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30,000 YEARS OF ART Covering 50 key works andBrought completely up to date for this revised edition and now available in a compact new format, this new edition of Phaidon's groundbreaking book presents art differently from all other compendia by revealing the huge diversity or in many cases, the similarity of artistic achievements around the globe. Images of more than 600 works from all periods and regions are arranged in chronological order, each with a short text that puts the work in critical