Civilisation

Description

Published in 1969, Civilisation was historian Kenneth Clark’s immense round-up of “the history of life-giving beliefs and ideas made visible and audible through the medium of art”. Encompassing the 13 scripts for the television series of the same name, Clark takes the reader from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day of the book’s publication. He concentrates on defining civilising episodes in the history of culture, from Iona in the ninth century to France in the 12th century, from Florence to Urbino, from Germany to Rome, England, Holland and America. This is the first edition in good condition.