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30,000 years of art : the story of human creativity across time and space

by Phaidon editors

This chronological survey presents 1,000 masterworks spanning 30,000 years of global art history. It traces the development of artistic traditions across diverse civilisations, from prehistoric cave paintings to twentieth-century conceptual works.

Accession 3911 ISBN 9780714847894 Publisher Phaidon Press
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