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Allison Lee Palmer

Allison Lee Palmer is Professor of Art History in the School of Visual Arts at the University of Oklahoma, where she has won numerous teaching awards. She specializes in Italian Renaissance art and Baroque architecture, and her publications include Leonardo da Vinci: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works; Historical Dictionary of Architecture; Historical Dictionary of Romantic Art and Architecture; and the Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture.

Dr. Palmer authored chapters on the art of Renaissance Europe, including Italy, Spain, France, northern Europe, and England, from the fifteenth through the sixteenth centuries.

Allison Lee Palmer

Allison Lee Palmer is Professor of Art History in the School of Visual Arts at the University of Oklahoma, where she has won numerous teaching awards. She specializes in Italian Renaissance art and Baroque architecture, and her publications include Leonardo da Vinci: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works; Historical Dictionary of Architecture; Historical Dictionary of Romantic Art and Architecture; and the Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture.

Dr. Palmer authored chapters on the art of Renaissance Europe, including Italy, Spain, France, northern Europe, and England, from the fifteenth through the sixteenth centuries.

Books by Allison Lee Palmer

  • The History of Art: A Global View

    Monica Blackmun Visonà, Cynthia Colburn, Ömür Harmansah, Deborah Hutton, Eric Kjellgren, Rex Koontz, De-nin D. Lee, Henry Luttikhuizen, Allison Lee Palmer, Jean Robertson, Stacey Sloboda

    First Edition, Paperback, 2022

  • The History of Art: A Global View: Prehistory to 1500

    Jean Robertson, Deborah Hutton, Cynthia Colburn, Ömür Harmansah, Eric Kjellgren, Rex Koontz, De-nin D. Lee, Henry Luttikhuizen, Allison Lee Palmer, Stacey Sloboda, Monica Blackmun Visonà

    Second Edition, Volume 1, Paperback, 2026

    A flexible, global approach that helps students draw cross-cultural connections and see the big picture
  • The History of Art: A Global View: 1300 to the Present

    Jean Robertson, Deborah Hutton, Cynthia Colburn, Ömür Harmansah, Eric Kjellgren, Rex Koontz, De-nin D. Lee, Henry Luttikhuizen, Allison Lee Palmer, Stacey Sloboda, Monica Blackmun Visonà

    Second Edition, Volume 2, Paperback, 2026

    A flexible, global approach that helps students draw cross-cultural connections and see the big picture
  • The Concise History of Art: A Global View: Prehistory to the Present

    Jean Robertson, Deborah Hutton, Cynthia Colburn, Ömür Harmansah, Eric Kjellgren, Rex Koontz, De-nin D. Lee, Henry Luttikhuizen, Allison Lee Palmer, Stacey Sloboda, Monica Blackmun Visonà

    Concise Second Edition, Paperback, 2026

    A flexible, concise global approach helps students draw cross-cultural connections and see the big picture