About the Author : Ernst Gombrich Was One Of The Greatest And Least Conventional Art Historians Of His Age, Achieving Fame And Distinction In Three Separate Spheres: As A Scholar, As A Popularizer Of Art, And As A Pioneer Of The Application Of The Psychology Of Perception To The Study Of Art. His Best-Known Book, The Story Of Art – First Published 50 Years Ago And Now In Its Sixteenth Edition – Is One Of The Most Influential Books Ever Written About Art. His Books Further Include The Sense Of Order (1979) And The Preference For The Primitive (2002), As Well As A Total Of 11 Volumes Of Collected Essays And Reviews.Author : E.H. GombrichLanguage : EnglishFormat : PaperbackEditorial Review : Lucid And Endlessly Informative." – The Good Book GuideFor Everyone, Not Just For Stuffed Shirts." – The Mail On SundayThe Country’S Bestselling Book On Art, Never Out Of Print, Still In Demand" – The Times