The story of the sculpture

This is the story of sculpture throughout the centuries and around the world. It talks about sculpting materials, tools and techniques, presents the main artistic styles and works of all great sculptors.

There are relief representations of animals from the Stone Age, ancient Egyptian statues carved into mountain cliffs, Greek statues and events from Roman history told in stone, figures of Indian deities and a large Chinese terracotta army.

Bronze casting through the ages, woodwork and terracotta are explained. Michelangelo's marble treatment, the impact of modern technology is explored.

China, Japan, India, Africa, pre-Columbian America and Oceania - the sculpture of all those great world civilizations is covered in this book.

Great historical and artistic periods are followed, from Romanesque and Gothic, through Renaissance and Baroque, to numerous movements of the 20th century.