I. The Great Art Of Antiquity From The Eighth Century Bc To The Fifth Century Ad / Philippe Bruneau, Mario Toreli, Xavier Barral I Alter -- Ii. The Great Art Of The Middle Ages From The Fifth Century To The Fifteenth Century / Georges Duby, Xavier Barral I Alter, Sophie Guillot De Suduiraut -- Iii. The Great Tradition Of Sculpture From The Fifteenth Century To The Eighteenth Century / Bernard Ceysson ... [et Al.] -- Iv. The Adventure Of Modern Sculpture In The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries / Antoinette Le Normand-romain ... [et Al.]. Originally Published In French: Geneva : Editions D'art Albert Skira, 1991.

This four-volume work examines 25000 years of sculpture, from ancient to
modern times. Attention is paid to the changes both in the way the sculpted
objects are presented, and in the materials and techniques used. Scultures
coverd range from "Venus de Milo" to Damien Hurst's "Shark in a Tank".