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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide Thomas P. Campbell

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide By Thomas P. Campbell

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide by Thomas P. Campbell


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Summary

A guide to the Metropolitan Museum's encyclopaedic holdings that provides an introduction to almost 600 essential masterpieces from one of the world's most popular and beloved museums. It offers a comprehensive view of art history spanning five millennia and the entire globe, beginning with the Ancient World and ending in contemporary times.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide Summary

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide by Thomas P. Campbell

This completely reconceived and rewritten guide to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's encyclopedic holdings-the first new edition of the guidebook in nearly thirty years-provides the ideal introduction to almost 600 essential masterpieces from one of the world's most popular and beloved art collections. It features a compelling and accessible design, beautiful color reproductions, and up-to-date descriptions written by the Museum's own experts.

More than a simple souvenir book, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide provides a comprehensive view of art history spanning five millennia and the entire globe, beginning with the Ancient World and ending in contemporary times. It includes media as varied as painting, photography, costume, sculpture, decorative arts, musical instruments, arms and armor, works on paper, and many more. Presenting works ranging from the ancient Egyptian Temple of Dendur to Canova's Perseus with the Head of Medusa to Sargent's Madame X, this is an indispensable volume for lovers of art and art history, and for anyone who has ever dreamed of lingering over the most iconic works in the Metropolitan's unparalleled collection.

Now available as an eBook!

The guide is now available to read on your tablet, mobile phone or personal computer. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide eBook provides the same features as the printed version along with digital enhancements such as a linked table of contents for easy navigation, a double-click to zoom on works of art, and additional views of artworks. Like the print version, this eBook features a compelling and accessible design, beautiful photography, and up-to-date descriptions written by the Museum's own experts.

The eBook is now available on Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks and Google Play.



Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Distributed by Yale University Press

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide Reviews

Teachers of any grade level could use the guide as an introduction to art of the whole world from the last 6,000 years. . . . I found lots of things I wanted to see in the flesh, either again or for the first time.-Ken Johnson, New York Times

About Thomas P. Campbell

Thomas P. Campbell is director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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GOR007304868
9780300179491
0300179499
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide by Thomas P. Campbell
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Yale University Press
20120424
456
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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