Award-winning scholar-professor Fred Kleiner continues to set the standard for art history textbooks, combining impeccable scholarship with an engaging approach that discusses the most significant artworks and monuments in their full historical and cultural contexts. The most widely read and respected history of art and architecture in the English language for over 85 years, the 15th edition of GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: BACKPACK EDITION, BOOK A: ANTIQUITY includes nearly 200 new images, new pedagogical box features, images that have been upgraded for clarity and color-fidelity, and more. Over 40 reviewers contributed to the accuracy and readability of this edition.

GARDNER'S has built its stellar reputation on up-to-date and extensive scholarship, reproductions of unsurpassed quality, the consistent voice of a single storyteller, and more online resources and help for students and instructors than any other art survey text. A highly comprehensive array of digital resources brings course content to life, providing students with the tools they need to excel.

MindTap for GARDNER'S provides an interactive digital experience for exploration, study, and development of critical-thinking skills, with an interactive eBook; zoomable versions of images from the text; nearly 300 videos; audio resources; image flashcards; quizzes and critical-thinking questions; and much more. Highly customizable, MindTap allows instructors to easily add their own images, videos, links, articles, activities, and quizzes. Available assets for instructors include a Digital Image Library with zoom capability, pre-made chapter lecture slide decks, and Google Earth coordinates for every artwork in the text.

Introduction: What is Art History?
1. Art in the Stone Age.
2. Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia.
3. Egypt from Narmer to Cleopatra.
4. The Prehistoric Aegean.
5. Ancient Greece.
6. The Etruscans.
7. The Roman Empire.

Award-winning scholar-professor Fred Kleiner continues to set the standard for art history textbooks, combining impeccable scholarship with an engaging approach that discusses the most significant artworks and monuments in their full historical and cultural contexts. The most widely read and respected history of art and architecture in the English language for over 85 years, the 15th edition of GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: BACKPACK EDITION, BOOK A: ANTIQUITY includes nearly 200 new images, new pedagogical box features, images that have been upgraded for clarity and color-fidelity, and more. Over 40 reviewers contributed to the accuracy and readability of this edition. GARDNER'S has built its stellar reputation on up-to-date and extensive scholarship, reproductions of unsurpassed quality, the consistent voice of a single storyteller, and more online resources and help for students and instructors than any other art survey text. A highly comprehensive array of digital resources brings course content to life, providing students with the tools they need to excel. MindTap for GARDNER'S provides an interactive digital experience for exploration, study, and development of critical-thinking skills, with an interactive eBook; zoomable versions of images from the text; nearly 300 videos; audio resources; image flashcards; quizzes and critical-thinking questions; and much more. Highly customizable, MindTap allows instructors to easily add their own images, videos, links, articles, activities, and quizzes. Available assets for instructors include a Digital Image Library with zoom capability, pre-made chapter lecture slide decks, and Google Earth coordinates for every artwork in the text. NEW Instructor Resource: The Fifteenth Edition includes Google Earth coordinates for ALL sites and works discussed in the text to help you take your students on a virtual tour of art through the ages. NEW Architecture Videos: Available on MindTap, these engaging videos offer a virtual tour of significant monuments and sites, giving students the feeling of "being there" as they learn more about interior and exterior features and details. NEW Pedagogical Features: Insightful "Problems and Solutions" and "The Patron's Voice" text boxes add a further dimension to students' understanding of particular works and movements. NEW Maps: All maps have been fully updated and revised for clarity and accuracy, helping students to make geographical connections between places and sites. NEW Architectural Drawings and 3-D Reconstructions: Beautifully rendered by John Burge, these exquisite works include cut-away reconstructions of the plan of the Palace at Knossos in Chapter 4: The Prehistoric Aegean.