Author(s): HELEN LANGDON

Art

An informed and detailed assessment by someone with a deep understanding of art Martin Gayford, The Sunday Telegraph It has sufficient breadth of content and clarity of purpose to have wide appeal among the uninitiated, and yet would not be out of place on the shelves of the most knowledgeable art pundit Frances Spalding, Art Quarterly This pocket guide to the art of the Western world, covers all the essential places to visit and sets the major works in the collections in their historical and social context. Helen Langdon takes us not only to the best-loved museums around the world but also to a vast selection of minor but equally fascinating galleries, churches, villas and houses, where she draws our attention to outstanding paintings and sculptures. Introductory essays to the art of each country, together with extensive indexes and glossaries, and over 200 colour illustrations that range from some of the world's greatest works of art to unfamiliar treasures, make this a pocket compendium of Western art that will be as useful to the student as the traveller. AUTHOR: Helen Langdon was born in Yorkshire and educated at Newnham College, Cambridge and the Courtauld Institute of Art. She lectures in art history at the universities of Glasgow and Manchester, and as a visiting lecturer in Malta and Australia, and has worked for the education department at the National Gallery, British Museum and National Portrait Gallery. 200 colour illustrations