262pp, illustrated throughout with colour and black and white pictures and photographs. Blue cloth-covered boards; tipped in image on front, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine head. Dark blue endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has significant shelf wear, light chipping to edges. . 4to. A celebration of the tradition of art and its interrelationship with society through the ages, bringing together a comprehensive and diverse collection of studies on art in all its forms.
