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The Art Book
 

The Art Book

by Editors of Phaidon Press

Winner of the Illustrated Book of the Year award in 1994, The Art Book has become a publishing phenomenon and a well-known event in the art book world. Reduced in size, making it light and highly portable, this new mini edition presents the same easy-to-use alphabetical guide to 500 of the world's greatest painters and sculptors. 500 color illustrations. (read review)

Top tags: art,  reference,  art history,  nonfiction,  non-fiction (all tags)

Overview: Amazon Reviews

size matters
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2008-11-09
Be advised that this wonderful book comes in different sized editions. My hardback edition of 1994 measures 10 x 12 inches, and the color quality of the large reproductions and the text size are everything you could wish for.
Read easily with a microscope!!
  • Rated 1 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2008-09-21
Due to the size of the art prints and the barely visible text,, the book is close to worthless. These paintings were never meant to be shrunken down to this size. The actual book is not much bigger than a paperback. Very disappointing. Very misleading. Total waste of money. I'm surprised Amazon chose to market it.
The Art Book
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2007-09-29
Small compact paperbook can take with me when traveling. Am enjoying the brevity, but not as much the small print type, but still very enjoyable book.
A Super Book of Art
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2007-06-19
I love this book. It shows a beautiful example of the artists work in alphabetical order and a great short history of each artist. I discovered a lot of artists I wasn't familiar with. It's a great quick reference and easy/enjoyable reading. It's more than I expected! A must for anyone interested in art/artists.
Indispensable
  • Rated 5 stars
Reviewed by an Amazon user, 2007-04-26
A bargain at the cover price and even better at the prices listed here at Amazon. I have copies at both my homes and am always referring to it. Would that Phaidon could do the same for music and lovers of great literature.
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