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AH 101, Art and Culture in the West to 1400 (Jill Bain)

Unit One: Introduction to the Course

Readings from the textbook, Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History (15th or 16th ed.)

 

Book Suggestions

The books below are just a sampling of the print and ebook titles we have in the library. For more background information on art history, or the civilizations you are studying, see the Background tab. To find more books and videos for unit topics, see the Books & Videos tab.

Units Two and Three, Stone Age Cultures and the Ancient Near East

Units Four: Ancient Egypt

Unit Five, Six, and Seven: Minoans, Mycenaeans, Ancient Greece, Hellenistic and Etruscan

Unit Eight: Ancient Rome

Unit Nine: From the Roman to the Byzantine Empire

Units Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen: Romanesque, Gothic, and Italy 1200 - 1400

Writing and Citing

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