The most widely read and respected history of art and architecture in the English language for over 85 years, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE, VOLUME I presents an engaging approach that discusses the most significant artworks and monuments in their full historical and cultural contexts.

In addition, a highly comprehensive and integrated array of digital resources brings course content to life, providing students with the tools they need to excel in your class. MindTap® for GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES provides an interactive digital experience for exploration, study, and development of critical thinking skills. It includes an image-first, interactive eBook with zoom-able images, more than 100 videos, audio resources, image flashcards, a Guide to Studying, critical thinking questions, and much more.

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.
8. Late Antiquity.
9. Byzantium.
10. The Islamic World.
11. Early Medieval Europe.
12. Romanesque Europe.
13. Gothic Europe.
14. Late Medieval Italy.

The most widely read and respected history of art and architecture in the English language for over 85 years, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE, VOLUME I presents an engaging approach that discusses the most significant artworks and monuments in their full historical and cultural contexts. In addition, a highly comprehensive and integrated array of digital resources brings course content to life, providing students with the tools they need to excel in your class. MindTap® for GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES provides an interactive digital experience for exploration, study, and development of critical thinking skills. It includes an image-first, interactive eBook with zoom-able images, more than 100 videos, audio resources, image flashcards, a Guide to Studying, critical thinking questions, and much more. The 15th edition includes Google Maps coordinates for all sites and works discussed in the text to take students on a virtual tour of art through the ages. Architecture videos, available in MindTap®, give students a virtual tour of significant monuments and sites. New text boxes, "Problems and Solutions" and "The Patron's Voice," add to students' understanding of particular works and movements. All maps have been updated for clarity and accuracy, helping students make geographical connections between places and sites. The 15th edition thoroughly represents the art history canon and presents a breadth and depth of images unparalleled in other art texts, with more than 100 new or improved images. The MindTap® online learning platform guides students along a path to greater comprehension and engagement with the course content. The Digital Image Library flash drive for instructors includes over 1,000 high-resolution images, as well as updated PowerPoint® Lectures, an Instructor Manual and a test bank to complement the new material.