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36 pp.
| Bedrick |
November, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-87226-687-7$$16.95
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4-6Art and Civilization series.
Busy pages introduce a variety of topics (war, food, art and architecture, religion, etc.) with an introductory paragraph, a large piece of reproduced art with a keyed caption, smaller drawings and reproductions, and scattered short paragraphs and captions. This potpourri of facts is visually interesting and suitable for browsing, yielding general information but not a cohesive sense of the time period. Ind. [Review covers these Art and Civilization titles: Ancient Rome and Medieval Times.]