Books like Medieval art by Marilyn Stokstad

A comprehensive, richly illustrated survey of art from prehistoric Europe to the post‑1945 avant‑garde, covering diverse cultures, artists of color, women, and global regions.

xvii, 622 p. : 28 cm

A comprehensive guide tracing the development of Islamic art and architecture, from early motifs and symbolism through centuries of artistic styles, including calligraphy, illumination, ceramics, glassware, textiles and metalwork.

From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization, this book is a fascinating look at how medieval thinkers created the origins of modern intellectual movements. After the long period of decline known as the Dark Ages, medieval Europe experienced a rebirth of scholarship, art, literature, philosophy, and science and began to develop a vision of Western society that remains at the heart of Western civilization today, from the entry of women into professions that had long been closed to them to the early investigations into alchemy that would form the basis of experimental science. On visits to the great cities of Europe -- monumental Rome; the intellectually explosive Paris of Peter Abelard and Thomas Aquinas; the hotbed of scientific study that was Oxford; and the incomparable Florence of Dante and Giotto -- acclaimed historian Thomas Cahill brilliantly captures the spirit of experimentation, the colorful pageantry, and the passionate pursuit of knowledge that built the foundations for the modern world. - Publisher.