Pt. 1. Art, hunting and gathering 40,000-5000 BC / John Onians --
Early Ice Age art 40,000-20,000 BC /
Later Ice Age art 20,000-10,000 BC / Paul Bahn --
Postglacial art 10,000-5000 BC / Paul Bahn --
pt. 2. Art, agriculture and urbanization 5000-500 BC / John Onians --
The world 10,000-3000 BC / Chris Scarre --
The Americas 5000-500 BC / Frank Meddens --
Europe 7000-2500 BC / Chris Scarre --
Europe 2500-500 BC / Chris Scarre --
The Aegean 2000-1000 BC / John Bennet --
The Mediterranean 1000-500 BC / John Boardman --
Africa 5000-500 BC / Peter Shinnie --
The Nile Valley 3000-500 BC / John Boardman --
West Asia 3000-2000 BC / Paul Collins --
West Asia 2000-500 BC / Paul Collins --
Central and South Asia 5000-500 BC / Ruth Young --
East Asia and China 5000-500 BC / Wang Tao --
Japan and Korea 5000-500 BC / Simon Kaner --
The Pacific and Indonesia 5000-500 BC / Robert Welsch
Pt. 3. Art, war and empire 500 BC-AD 600 / John Onians --
North and Central America 500 BC-AD 600 / Jeffrey Blomster --
South America 500 BC-AD 600 / Frank Meddens --
Europe 500 BC-AD 300 / Timothy Taylor --
The Aegean 500-300 BC / John Onians --
The eastern Mediterranean 500-100 BC / Martin Henig --
The western Mediterranean 500-100 BC / Martin Henig --
The Mediterranean 100 BC-AD 100 / Martin Henig --
The Mediterranean AD 100-300 / Martin Henig --
Africa 500 BC-AD 600 / Peter Shinnie --
The Nile Valley 500 BC-AD 300 / Christian Riggs --
North Africa AD 300-600 / Ruth Leader-Newby --
West Asia 500-300 BC / Elspeth Dusinberre --
West Asia 300 BC-AD 600 / Murray Eiland --
Central Asia 500 BC-AD 600 / Burzine Waghmar and Ruth Young --
South Asia 500 BC-AD 600 / Naman Ahuja --
China 500 BC-AD 600 / Wang Tao --
Japan and Korea 500 BC-AD 600 / Simon Kaner --
Southeast Asia 500 BC-AD 600 / Robert Welsch --
The Pacific 500 BC-AD 600 / Robert Welsch
Pt. 4. Art, religion and the ruler 600-1500 / John Onians --
North America 600-1500 / Norman Bancroft-Hunt --
Central America 600-1500 / Jeffrey Blomster --
South America 600-1500 / Frank Meddens --
Europe 600-800 / Lawrence Nees --
Europe 800-1000 / Lawrence Nees --
Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia 600-1500 / Barbara Zeitler --
Northern Europe 1000-1200 / Alexandra Gajewsky --
Southern Europe 1000-1200 / Alexandra Gajewsky --
Northern Europe 1200-1300 / Benjamin Withers --
Southern Europe 1200-1300 / Benjamin Withers --
Northern Europe 1300-1500 / Thomas Tolley --
Southern Europe 1300-1500 / Thomas Tolley --
Italy 1300-1400 / Mary Hollingsworth --
Italy 1400-1500 / Mary Hollingsworth --
North Africa 600-1500 / Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom --
Sub-Saharan Africa 600-1500 / Herbert Cole --
West Asia and Egypt 600-1500 / Shelia Blair and Jonathan Bloom --
West Asia 1000-1500 / Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom --
Central Asia 600-1500 / Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom --
South Asia 600-1500 / Daud Ali --
China 600-1300 / Martin Powers --
China and Tibet 1300-1500 / Jennifer Purtle --
Japan and Korea 600-1500 / Bruce Coats --
Southeast Asia 600-1500 / Robert Welsch --
The Pacific 600-1500 / Robert Welsch
Pt. 5. Art, exploitation and display 1500-1800 / John Onians --
North America 1500-1800 / Norman Bancroft-Hunt --
Central America 1500-1800 / Norman Bancroft-Hunt --
South America 1500-1800 / Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann --
Europe 1500-1600 / Mark Lindholm --
Scandinavia and the Baltic 1500-1800 / Kristoffer Neville --
Poland and Lithuania 1500-1800 / Katarzyna Murawska-Muthesius --
Russia 1500-1800 / Alison Hilton --
Britain 1500-1666 / Tim Barringer and Morna O'Neill --
Britain 1666-1800 / Tim Barringer and Morna O'Neill --
The north Netherlands 1500-1800 / Elisabeth de Bièvre --
The south Netherlands 1500-1800 / Susan Koslow --
German and Switzerland 1500-1650 / Kristoffer Neville --
Germany and Switzerland 1650-1800 / Kristoffer Neville --
France 1500-1650 / David Thomson --
Spain and Portugal 1500-1800 / John Moffitt --
Italy 1500-1600 / Mary Hollingsworth --
Italy 1600-1800 / Carole Paul --
Southeast Europe 1500-1800 / Stefan Muthesius --
Europe 1600-1800 / Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann --
North Africa 1500-1800 / Stephen Vernoit --
Sub-Saharan Africa 1500-1800 / Herbert Cole --
Asia 1500-1800 / Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom --
West Asia 1500-1800 / Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom --
Central Asia 1500-1800 / Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom --
South Asia 1500-1800 / Daud Ali --
China and Tibet 1500-1650 / Jennifer Purtle --
China and Tibet 1650-1800 / Jennifer Purtle --
Japan and Korea 1500-1800 / Bruce Coats --
Southeast Asia 1500-1800 / Miranda Bruce-Mitford --
The Pacific 1500-1800 / Anne d'Alleva
Pt. 6. Art, industry and science 1800-1900 / John Onians --
North America 1800-1860 / Peter Kalb --
North America 1860-1900 / Monathan Meuli and Peter Kalb --
Central America and the Caribbean 1800-1900 / Norman Bancroft-Hunt --
South America 1800-1900 / Laura Malosetti Costa --
Europe 1800-1900 / Claire O'Mahony --
Scandinavia and the Baltic 1800-1900 / Kristoffer Neville --
Russia 1800-1900 / Alison Hilton --
Britain 1800-1900 / Tim Barringer and Morna O'Neill --
The Netherlands and Belgium 1800-1900 / Jane Beckett --
German and Switzerland 1800-1900 / Stefan Muthesius --
France 1800-1900 / Claire O'Mahony --
Spain and Portugal 1800-1900 / John Moffitt --
Italy 1800-1900 / Claire O'Mahony --
Austria-Hungary and Southeast Europe 1800-1900 / Stefan Muthesius --
North Africa 1800-1900 / Stephen Vernoit --
Sub-Saharan Africa 1800-1900 / Herbert Cole --
West Asia 1800-1900 / Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom --
Central Asia 1800-1900 / Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom --
South Asia 1800-1900 / Marcella Sirhandi --
China and Tibet 1800-1900 / Jennifer Purtle --
Japan and Korea 1800-1900 / Bruce Coats --
Southeast Asia 1800-1900 / Miranda Bruce-Mitford --
The Pacific 1800-1900 / Jocelyne Dudding --
Australia and New Zealand 1800-1900 / Anita Callaway
Pt. 7. Art, ideas and technology 1900-2000 / John Onians --
North America 1900-1950 / Peter Kalb --
North America 1950-2000 / Peter Kalb --
Central America and the Caribbean 1900-2000 / Norman Bancroft-Hunt --
South America 1900-2000 / Isobel Whitelegg --
Europe 1900-2000 / Mike O'Mahony --
Scandinavia and the Baltic States 1900-2000 / Anna Brodow --
Russia 1900-2000 / Alison Hilton --
Britain and Ireland 1900-20000 / Tim Barringer and Morna O'Neill --
The Netherlands and Belgium 1900-2000 / Jane Beckett --
Germany, Switzerland, Austria 1900-2000 / Mike O'Mahony --
Eastern Europe 1900-2000 / Myroslava Mudrak --
France 1900-2000 / Stephen Eskilson --
Spain and Portugal 1900-2000 / John Moffitt --
Italy 1900-2000 / Mike O'Mahony --
North Africa 1900-2000 / Stephen Vernoit --
East and Central Africa 1900-2000 / Herbert Cole --
Southern Africa 1900-2000 / Michael Godby --
Asia 1900-2000 / Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom --
West Asia 1900-2000 / Stephen Vernoit --
Central Asia 1900-2000 / Min Mao --
South Asia 1900-2000 / Marcella Sirhandi --
China 1900-2000 / Michael Sullivan --
Japan and Korea 1900-2000 / Bruce Coats --
Southeast Asia 1900-2000 / Miranda Bruce-Mitford --
The Pacific 1900-2000 / Robert Welsch --
Australia and New Zealand 1900
Art institutions worldwide 2000 / Rodney Palmer.