Introduction: The Art of Collecting, Matthew Teitelbaum, Ann and Graham Gund Director * A Brief History of the MFA, Maureen Melton, Susan Morse Hilles Director of Libraries and Archives and Museum Historian * 1. Art of Ancient Egypt, Nubia, and the Near East * 2. Art of the Classical World * 3. Art of Asia * 4. Art of Oceania and Africa 5. Art of the Americas * 6. Art of Europe * 7. Art of Our Times * Figure Illustrations Index of Artists and Works