Ancient Near East covers Mesopotamian works from the Babylonians, Assyrians, Persians, etc.  Examples of individual works include Ziggurats, The Law Code of Hammurabi, and the Ishtar Gate.

Egyptian features everything from mummification and canopic jars to pyramid and pylon temple construction. Some of the pharaohs covered include Queen Hatshepsut and Ramses II.

Aegean includes works by the Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean civilizations ranging from Cycladic figures to the Mask of Agamemnon.

Early Greek is divided into major categories like pottery, sculpture, and architecture, highlighting everything from the Winged Nike to different column capitals.

Roman includes famous historical landmarks like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and Trajan’s Column.

Early Christian & Byzantine features a variety of early Christian works like catacomb paintings and Byzantine works like the Ravenna Mosaics.

Medieval & Islamic showcases a variety of pieces ranging from rune stones and crosses to the Great Mosque of Cordoba.

Romanesque covers reliquary statues, pilgrimages, and church architecture ranging from the Pisa Complex to stave church designs.

Proto-Renaissance features several defining artists such as Giotto, Lorenzetti, and the Limbourg brothers.

Early Italian Renaissance focuses on almost a dozen different artists, including Brunelleschi, Donatello, Botticelli, and Bellini.

High Italian Renaissance features some of the most famous names in art history, such as Leonardo, Raphael, and Titian.

Northern Renaissance covers a number of highly skilled Northern painters such as van Eyck, Durer, and Holbein.

Rococo to Today provides a brief review of works produced from the 1700s on, including styles like impressionism, cubism, and modernism.

Global Highlights gives a brief review of non-Western works from around the world, ranging from antiquity to today.

The Appendix includes a wealth of additional information, such as extra in-depth essays, a “travel guide” outlining the location of all pieces/places covered in the book, as well as a complete wall-length timeline and much more!