Customer Reviews
Fantastically educational - By: Ms. Rebecca K. Laird, 18 Nov 2008 
This is a great book if like me you are interestedin art but have a short attention span! The entries are very informative but concise & the whole breadth of art movements is covered. My only suggestion would be an updated version with more contemporary artists such as Anthony Gormley & Damien Hirst.
Essential Art Lovers Book - By: Wendy, 18 Jun 2007 I have many art books, but none as used & flipped through as this book.
It is easy to use as a reference book & would always be first on my list.
With great colour prints of Artists work, a brief history on each Artist &
an important example of each Artists' work.
It is a great book for students at an affordable price, & handy size.
GREAT BUY!!!!
Inspiring - By: Spider Monkey, 23 Jul 2006 This is a beautiful & inspiring book to flick through. It is perfect coffee table material & great to dip into at odd moments. The quality of the paper is really good, as well as the reproductions of the art inside. This is a wonderful overview of some of the greatest art & artists that the world has seen. Simply stunning.
A Fantastic Book - By: Louis, 26 Apr 2005 Sadly the large editions of this series are just too expensive for my budget. What a great idea to bring out a small edition for about 1/3 of the price!
The picturesin the book are excellent, considering it's size. A wide range of genres are included. Most of the page taken up with full colour photograph with information above & below.
Although, of course, you do lose something with the pictures being smaller this is the same with any book of photos of art - they can ever compare to the real thing. But then that is not the intention of a book.
A must for any student studying Art, & anyone interestedin looking at the art.
Can't put it down - By: , 17 Jul 2004 The reason why i bought this book was as it was on my university book list. I'd passed the book many timesin bookstores yet never stoped to look at it.
Now AM i GLAD it was on the list!
This book is a must have for any art student or anybody who has the slightest interestin art. It is easy to cross reference artists, it provides brief yet concise information upon the artist, their characteristic style, & to top it of a full colour image of a characteristic / typical piece of the artist.
Its size means it can be taken anywhere & will fitin your handbag :) & has kept me amused on many bus trips.
You must be crazy not to buy it at this price!
