544pp., Pictorial full colour illustrated dustjacket covered in removable protective clear plastic, black papered boards with embossed logo to front panel & gilt text to spine, salmon endpapers, illust. half title page & frontis., preface by Rowland Abiodun, intro. by Suzanne Preston Blier, col. & b/w plts. & text ills., maps., diags., drawings, plans, gloss., bibliog., index. This is the first comprehensive book to present the arts of Africa in art-historical terms. A History of Art in Africa represents a milestone in the study and future perception of African art.