In 1969, the BBC television channel presented viewers with the documentary series “Civilization. Kenneth Clark's personal view. Skeptics were puzzled: who, in fact, in the 60s could be interested in the views on the history of Western civilization of Lord Clarke - an art historian, almost the same age as the century, a learned esthete, a lover of tweed suits and the owner of his own castle (which did not even have a TV) ? The skeptics were put to shame: the series broke all popularity records, laid the foundation for the genre, and Clark, with his refined speech and aristocratic pronunciation, became a favorite of the public. Also in 1969, a collection of scripts for the series was published in the form of a book, which immediately became a bestseller, translated into many languages and to this day regularly reprinted both in England and in other countries. Now, after the passage of years, it is even more obvious that thanks to his truly phenomenal erudition, Kenneth Clarke coped with the incredible complexity of the task. With masterful ease, he transports his viewers - and readers - from country to country, from era to era, like pieces of a mosaic, inspiredly placing ideas, books, buildings, works of art and great people into place, creating an intricate and fascinating picture of “Clarke's civilization.” .The publishing layout is saved in PDF A4 format.