{"product_id":"arts-in-civilisation-hobbs-duncan-1991","title":"Arts in Civilisation by Jack A. Hobbs \u0026 Robert L. Duncan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArts in Civilisation (Illustrated Survey of the Arts in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Illustrated Survey of Literature, Art, Architecture and Music from Prehistoric Cultures to the Twentieth Century\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arts in Civilisation: Pre-historic culture to the twentieth century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jack A. Hobbs \u0026amp; Robert L. Duncan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bloomsbury Books, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1991\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781854710666\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1854710664\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's dark green cloth-covered boards with a printed, illustrated dust jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large illustrated quarto-size volume with maps and colour illustrations. 559 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The dark green\/black cloth boards are clean and square, with one small scuffed or rubbed patch on the front board near the lower left. Corners are sound. The fore-edge and page edges are tanned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is tight and clean, with no markings seen on the pages examined. The page edges are toned and yellowed with age. Maps and colour illustrations are present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The illustrated jacket, showing a detail of a Renaissance fresco, has chipping and small tears at the spine head, light soiling and marks to the back, and some rubbing to the edges. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArts in Civilisation, subtitled Pre-historic culture to the twentieth century, is a wide-ranging survey of Western civilisation told through its literature, visual art, architecture and music. Published in London by Bloomsbury Books, it follows writers, artists and composers from the ancient world to the modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is arranged by period and movement, setting each art form in its cultural context rather than treating it in isolation. Coloured periodic charts set politics, literature, philosophy, the visual arts, architecture and music side by side, so the reader can see what was happening across the arts at any given time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA substantial, richly illustrated volume with maps and colour plates, it suits the general reader, the student of the humanities and the collector of large illustrated reference books on art and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Jack A. Hobbs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJack A. Hobbs was Professor of Art at Illinois State University, where he taught art education from 1970 until his retirement in 1993. He co-authored five textbooks on art or the humanities and exhibited his paintings and prints early in his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his other titles are The Visual Experience (1990) and Art in Context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArts in Civilisation Hobbs Duncan · history of the arts illustrated book · Bloomsbury Books art history 1991 · prehistoric to twentieth century arts survey · Jack Hobbs art book · large illustrated art history hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58801797988655,"sku":"TCB-000408","price":270.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/arts-in-civilisation69810_cover_1.jpg?v=1794145631","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/arts-in-civilisation-hobbs-duncan-1991","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}