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| Introduction: What Is Art History? |
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Art History in the 21st Century |
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2 | (11) |
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13 | (2) |
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1 Prehistory and the First Civilizations |
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Framing the Era The Dawn of Art |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia |
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22 | (9) |
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Problems and Solutions: How to Represent an Animal |
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A Second Opinion: The Meaning of Paleolithic Art |
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18 | (10) |
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Problems and Solutions: How Many Legs Does a Lamassu Have? |
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28 | (4) |
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Art and Society: Mummification and Immortality |
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32 | (3) |
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Problems and Solutions: Building the Pyramids of Gizeh |
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35 | (5) |
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A Second Opinion: Akhenaton |
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Map 1-1 Stone Age sites in Europe |
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16 | (6) |
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Map 1-2 Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia |
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22 | (11) |
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33 | (10) |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (38) |
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Framing the Era The Perfect Temple |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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The Greeks and Their Gods |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (6) |
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Religion and Mythology: The Gods and Goddesses of Mount Olympus |
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47 | (10) |
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Architectural Basics: Doric and Ionic Temples |
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57 | (7) |
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Materials and Techniques: Hollow-Casting Life-Size Bronze Statues |
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64 | (1) |
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Problems and Solutions: Polykleitos's Prescription for the Perfect Statue |
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65 | (7) |
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Materials and Techniques: White-Ground Painting |
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72 | (3) |
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A Second Opinion: The Alexander Mosaic |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (34) |
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Framing the Era The Roman Emperor as World Conqueror |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (3) |
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88 | (2) |
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Art and Society: Who's Who in the Roman World |
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90 | (2) |
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Architectural Basics: Roman Concrete Construction |
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92 | (1) |
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Architectural Basics: The Roman House |
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93 | (12) |
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Problems and Solutions: The Ancient World's Largest Dome |
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105 | (7) |
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Problems and Solutions: Tetrarchic Portraiture |
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112 | (2) |
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A Second Opinion: The Arch of Constantine |
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Map 3-1 The Roman Empire at the death of Trajan in 117 CE |
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84 | (31) |
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115 | (2) |
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4 Early Christianity and Byzantium |
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117 | (24) |
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Framing the Era Byzantine Splendor in Italy |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (7) |
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Religion and Mythology: Old Testament Subjects in Christian Art |
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119 | (1) |
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Religion and Mythology: The Life of Jesus in Art |
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120 | (4) |
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Materials and Techniques: Mosaics |
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124 | (1) |
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Problems and Solutions: Picturing the Spiritual World |
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125 | (3) |
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Problems and Solutions: Placing a Dome over a Square |
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128 | (4) |
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A Second Opinion: The Vienna Genesis |
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132 | (1) |
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Art and Society: Icons and Iconoclasm |
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Map 4-1 The Byzantine Empire at the death of Justinian in 565 |
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118 | (21) |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (14) |
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Framing the Era The Rise and Spread of Islam |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (7) |
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Religion and Mythology: Muhammad and Islam |
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143 | (1) |
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A Second Opinion: The Rock of the Dome of the Rock |
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144 | (1) |
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Architectural Basics: The Mosque |
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Map 5-1 The Islamic World around 1500 |
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142 | (11) |
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153 | (2) |
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6 Early Medieval and Romanesque Europe |
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155 | (30) |
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Framing the Era Missionaries and the Beauty of God's Words |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (10) |
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Religion and Mythology: Medieval Monasteries and Benedictine Rule |
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162 | (5) |
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Art and Society: Pilgrimages and the Veneration of Relics |
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167 | (3) |
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A Second Opinion: The Rebirth of Large-Scale Sculpture in Romanesque Europe |
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170 | (1) |
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Architectural Basics: The Romanesque Church Portal |
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171 | (2) |
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The Patron's Voice: Terrifying the Faithful at Autun |
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Map 6-1 Western Europe around 1100 |
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156 | (27) |
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183 | (2) |
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7 Gothic and Late Medieval Europe |
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185 | (30) |
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Framing the Era The Birth of Gothic |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (13) |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (3) |
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Architectural Basics: The Gothic Rib Vault |
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188 | (4) |
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Architectural Basics: High Gothic Cathedrals |
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192 | (1) |
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Materials and Techniques: Stained-Glass Windows |
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193 | (5) |
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Art and Society: Gothic Book Production |
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198 | (8) |
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A Second Opinion: Pietro Cavallini |
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206 | (2) |
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Materials and Techniques: Fresco Painting |
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Map 7-1 Europe around 1200 |
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186 | (27) |
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213 | (2) |
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8 The Early Renaissance in Europe |
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215 | (34) |
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Framing the Era Rogier van der Weyden and Saint Luke |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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The Early Renaissance in Europe |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (8) |
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225 | (1) |
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225 | (2) |
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Materials and Techniques: Tempera and Oil Painting |
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219 | (3) |
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A Second Opinion: Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife |
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222 | (4) |
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Materials and Techniques: Woodcuts, Engravings, and Etchings |
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226 | (4) |
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Problems and Solutions: Linear and Atmospheric Perspective |
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Map 8-1 France, the duchy of Burgundy, and the Holy Roman Empire in 1477 |
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216 | (11) |
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Map 8-2 Italy around 1400 |
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227 | (20) |
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247 | (2) |
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9 High Renaissance and Mannerism in Europe |
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249 | (34) |
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Framing the Era Michelangelo, Pope Julius II, and the Sistine Chapel |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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250 | (20) |
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270 | (4) |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (4) |
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Problems and Solutions: Rethinking the Basilican Church |
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262 | (2) |
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A Second Opinion: Giorgione's Tempest |
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264 | (12) |
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A Second Opinion: Garden of Earthly Delights |
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Map 9-1 Europe in the early 16th century |
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250 | (31) |
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281 | (2) |
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283 | (28) |
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Framing the Era Mystical Drama in a Baroque Chapel |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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Europe in the 17th Century |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (7) |
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292 | (4) |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (6) |
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304 | (4) |
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Problems and Solutions: Completing Saint Peters |
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286 | (3) |
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Problems and Solutions: Rethinking the Church Facade |
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289 | (3) |
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Artists on Art: The Letters of Artemisia Gentileschi |
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292 | (1) |
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Problems and Solutions: How to Make a Ceiling Disappear |
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293 | (2) |
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A Second Opinion: Diego Velazquez's Las Meninas |
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295 | (3) |
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Problems and Solutions: Frans Hals's Group Portraits |
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298 | (7) |
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Artists on Art: Poussin's Notes for a Treatise on Painting |
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Map 10-1 Europe in 1648 after the Peace of Westphalia |
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284 | (25) |
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309 | (2) |
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11 Rococo to Neoclassicism: The 18th Century in Europe and America |
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311 | (18) |
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Framing the Era The Enlightenment, Angelica Kauffman, and Neoclassicism |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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312 | (2) |
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314 | (7) |
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Art and Society: Joseph Wright of Derby and the Industrial Revolution |
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315 | (3) |
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Problems and Solutions: Grand Manner Portraiture |
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318 | (2) |
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Art and Society: The Grand Tour and Veduta Painting |
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320 | (2) |
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Artists on Art: Jacques-Louis David on Greek Style and Public Art |
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322 | (5) |
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327 | (2) |
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12 Romanticism, Realism, and Photography, 1800 to 187 0 |
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329 | (26) |
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Framing the Era Napoleon in Jaffa |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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330 | (2) |
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332 | (7) |
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339 | (7) |
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346 | (3) |
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Artists on Art: Delacroix on David and Neoclassicism |
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335 | (3) |
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Problems and Solutions: Unleashing the Emotive Power of Color |
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338 | (2) |
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Artists on Art: Gustave Courbet on Realism |
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340 | (2) |
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Materials and Techniques: Lithography |
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342 | (3) |
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A Second Opinion: Edmonia Lewis's Forever Free |
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345 | (3) |
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Problems and Solutions: Prefabricated Architecture |
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348 | (1) |
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Materials and Techniques: Daguerreotypes, Calotypes, and Wet-Plate Photography |
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Map 12-1 Europe around 1850 |
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330 | (23) |
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353 | (2) |
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13 Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Symbolism, 1870 to 1900 |
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355 | (20) |
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Framing the Era Impressions of Modern Life |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (1) |
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Industrialization and Modernism |
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356 | (2) |
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358 | (4) |
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362 | (6) |
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368 | (2) |
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370 | (1) |
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Problems and Solutions: Painting Impressions of Light and Color |
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357 | (3) |
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A Second Opinion: Manet at the Folies-Bergere |
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360 | (1) |
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Art and Society: Women Impressionists |
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361 | (3) |
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Artists on Art: The Letters of Vincent van Gogh |
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364 | (3) |
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Problems and Solutions: Making Impressionism Solid and Enduring |
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Map 13-1 France around 1870 with towns along the Seine |
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356 | (17) |
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373 | (2) |
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14 Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 194 5 |
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375 | (34) |
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Framing the Era Picasso Disrupts the Western Pictorial Tradition |
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375 | (1) |
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376 | (1) |
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Global Upheaval and Artistic Revolution |
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376 | (1) |
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377 | (19) |
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Artists on Art: Henri Matisse on Color |
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378 | (7) |
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Artists on Art: Futurist Manifestos |
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385 | (5) |
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Written Sources: Andre Breton's First Surrealist Manifesto |
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390 | (7) |
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Art and Society: The Armory Show |
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397 | (3) |
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Art and Society: Jacob Lawrence's Migration of the Negro |
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400 | (1) |
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A Second Opinion: Grant Wood's American Gothic |
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Map 14-1 Europe at the end of World War I |
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376 | (31) |
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407 | (2) |
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15 Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980 |
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409 | (28) |
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Framing the Era After Modernism: Postmodernist Architecture |
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409 | (1) |
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410 | (1) |
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The Aftermath of World War II |
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410 | (1) |
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Painting, Sculpture, Photography |
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410 | (17) |
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Architecture and Site-Specific Art |
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427 | (5) |
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Performance and Conceptual Art and New Media |
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Artists on Art: Helen Frankenthaler on Color-Field Painting |
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415 | (4) |
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Art and Society: Pop Art and Consumer Culture |
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419 | (6) |
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Artists on Art: Judy Chicago on The Dinner Party |
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425 | (5) |
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A Second Opinion: The Portland Building |
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430 | (5) |
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435 | (2) |
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16 Contemporary Art Worldwide |
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437 | (24) |
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Framing the Era Art as Sociopolitical Message |
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437 | (1) |
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438 | (1) |
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438 | (1) |
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Personal and Group Identity |
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438 | (5) |
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Political and Social Commentary |
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443 | (3) |
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Representation and Abstraction |
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446 | (4) |
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Electronic and Digital Media |
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450 | (1) |
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Installation and Site-Specific Art |
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451 | (5) |
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Art and Society: Public Funding of Controversial Art |
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442 | (5) |
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Art and Society: Damien Hirst's Wreck of the Unbelievable |
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447 | (2) |
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Problems and Solutions: Rethinking the Shape of Painting |
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449 | (5) |
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Art and Society: Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
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454 | (1) |
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A Second Opinion: Richard Serra's Tilted Arc |
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455 | (4) |
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459 | (2) |
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17 South and Southeast Asia |
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461 | (22) |
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Framing the Era The Great Stupa at Sanchi |
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461 | (1) |
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462 | (1) |
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462 | (15) |
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Architectural Basics: The Stupa |
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465 | (1) |
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Religion and Mythology: Buddhism and Buddhist Iconography |
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466 | (2) |
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Religion and Mythology: Hinduism and Hindu Iconography |
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468 | (3) |
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Architectural Basics: Hindu Temples |
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471 | (3) |
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Materials and Techniques: Indian Miniature Painting |
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474 | (4) |
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A Second Opinion: Borobudur |
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Map 17-1 South and Southeast Asia |
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462 | (19) |
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481 | (2) |
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483 | (24) |
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Framing the Era China's First Emperor |
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483 | (1) |
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484 | (1) |
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484 | (18) |
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A Second Opinion: Sanxingdui |
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486 | (2) |
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Religion and Mythology: Daoism and Confucianism |
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488 | (3) |
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Materials and Techniques: Chinese Painting Materials and Formats |
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491 | (2) |
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Materials and Techniques: Calligraphy and Inscriptions on Chinese Paintings |
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493 | (1) |
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Architectural Basics: Chinese Wood Construction |
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494 | (2) |
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Materials and Techniques: Chinese Porcelain |
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496 | (1) |
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Art and Society: The Son of Heaven and the Forbidden City |
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497 | (2) |
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Problems and Solutions: Planning an Unplanned Garden |
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Map 18-1 China during the Ming dynasty |
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484 | (21) |
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505 | (2) |
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507 | (20) |
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Framing the Era Horyuji, Japan's Oldest Buddhist Temple |
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507 | (1) |
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508 | (1) |
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508 | (2) |
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510 | (3) |
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513 | (10) |
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Religion and Mythology: Zen Buddhism |
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515 | (2) |
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A Second Opinion: The Rock Garden of Ryoanji |
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517 | (2) |
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Art and Society: The Japanese Tea Ceremony |
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519 | (2) |
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Materials and Techniques: Japanese Woodblock Prints |
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508 | (17) |
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525 | (2) |
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20 Native Americas and Oceania |
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527 | (28) |
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Framing the Era Uncovering the Ancient Cities of the Americas |
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527 | (1) |
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528 | (1) |
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528 | (19) |
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Art and Society: The Mesoamerican Ball Game |
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532 | (3) |
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Problems and Solutions: The Underworld, the Sun, and Mesoamerican Pyramid Design |
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535 | (3) |
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Religion and Mythology: Aztec Religion |
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538 | (2) |
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Art and Society: Nasca Lines |
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540 | (4) |
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A Second Opinion: Serpent Mound |
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544 | (6) |
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Art and Society: Tattoo in Polynesia |
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528 | (11) |
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Map 20-2 Andean South America |
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539 | (4) |
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Map 20-3 Native American sites in the United States and southern Canada |
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543 | (4) |
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547 | (6) |
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553 | (2) |
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555 | (17) |
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Framing the Era Honoring Leaders and Ancestors |
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555 | (1) |
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556 | (1) |
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African Peoples and Art Forms |
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556 | (1) |
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Prehistory and Early Cultures |
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557 | (2) |
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559 | (3) |
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562 | (4) |
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A Second Opinion: The Seated Man from Tada |
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559 | (8) |
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Art and Society: African Artists and Apprentices |
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567 | (2) |
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Art and Society: African Masquerades |
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556 | (15) |
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571 | (1) |
| Notes |
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572 | (2) |
| Glossary |
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574 | (18) |
| Bibliography |
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592 | (12) |
| Credits |
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604 | (5) |
| Index |
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