John Onians (ed.). Atlas of world art.

John Onians (ed.). Atlas of world art. JOHN ONIANS (ed.). Atlas Atlas, in Greek mythologyAtlas(ăt`ləs), in Greek mythology, a Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus. of world art. 352 pages, colour &b&w figures. 2004. London: Laurence King; 1-85669-377-5 hardback 75[pounds sterling]. PAUL G. BAHN (ed.). Atlas of world archaeology archaeology(ärkēŏl`əjē)[Gr.,=study of beginnings], a branch of anthropology that seeks to document and explain continuity and change and similarities and differences among human cultures. . 208 pages, colour& b&w illustrations. 2003. London: B.T. Batsford; 0-7134-8899-1hardback 20 [pounds sterling]. The sweeping and lively annotated graphic work familiar forarchaeology since 1980 has now been applied to art history. The Atlasopens with a section on the Palaeolithic (by P. Bahn) and ones on5000-500 BC and 500 BC to AD 600 (by M. Henig and other archaeologists Archaeology is a discipline that was virtually unknown until the 19th century. Archaeology, originally an amateur pastime, is becoming increasingly popular, and it is now possible for archaeologists to become minor celebrities as a result of media exposure. ).It will be interesting to see how art historians enjoy it. DrBAHN's own atlas has been reprinted (reviewed in these pages, Vol.74 p. 902).