The Thames & Hudson Introduction To Art by Dewitte Larmann, M.kathryn Shields

This is a bestselling and comprehensive introductory textbook that uses a four-part structure to cover all aspects of the visual arts, including- how art is designed - the visual language of art how art is made - the media and processes, covering everything from painting and sculpture to graphic design, digital media, film and installations the history of art, from prehistoric times to the twenty-first century and including art from all parts of the world and major themes that recur across cultures and throughout history.