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Five thousand years of awesome objects
254 pages
colour illustrations.
At head of title: The Met. Contents include: Ancient art ; Materials ; Ancient Near East ; Ancient Egypt ; Ancient Greece ; Ancient Rome ; Arms and armor ; Asian art ; The Americas -- The Medieval period ; Islamic art ; The Byzantine Empire ; Musical instruments ; Asian art ; Europe -- Approaching the modern era ; Asian art ; Islamic art ; The Americas ; Europe ; African art ; Oceania ; North America -- The modern era ; Late 19th century ; Early 20th century ; Mid 20th century ; Late 20th century ; Late 20th and early 21st century ; 21st century.
Summary: Take home the Metropolitan Museum of Art! Travel through time and place with the first children's book containing 5000 years of art history from The Met, packed with photographs and illustrations.