Customer Review: This book is beautiful and thorough, and even though I had to buy it for class, I am very glad that I did and will keep it when the semester is over. The price was right and I love the book.
Customer Review: This is a masterpiece! A beautifully illustrated and written book that will inspire everyone, even those not interested in reading or in Michelangelo. The cover is mesmerizing and will draw you to open the book. It makes a statement in your bookshelf or on your coffee table - a wonderful book for... more info
Customer Review: I purchased this text for a class recently. This little book is quite dense with information. So much so that I've reread and reread. It's very affordable and highly informative on Dutch Baroque Art.
Customer Review: This book contains a basic summary of El Greco's life accompanied by a good number of excellent reproductions of a his works. I bought it mainly for the images, which are the usual high Taschen quality one has come to expect. For what you get for the price, the Taschen Basic Art series of books are... more info
Customer Review: Finding a good book of drawings of a particular artist who is known for his beautiful drawings can be difficult. Those books that are available are generally very expensive. It is with this knowlege that I recommend this book. The paper is average, the selection and size are nice. I would question... more info
Customer Review: Wolfgang Lotz's Architecture in Italy, 1500-1600 is a wonderful introduction and survey of the majesty of Italian Renaissance Architecture. I had the privilage of studying under Richard Tuttle who is recognized in the introduction, who showed me the brilliance of Lotz's work as well as his ability... more info
Customer Review: This book is considered to be "the great survey" of early Renaissance architecture, and is, in fact, the only one that has ever been written covering the subject (except for a 1998 book in Italian that is really more a collection of articles). I find this lack of surveys rather surprising as... more info
Customer Review: This book is an excellent summary of Palladio's design method. Although some of the discussion is quite technical and heavily formalist, Mitrovic offers a refreshing look at Palladio's singular achievement in architecture. At the end, he also offers an argument for the continuing relevance of... more info
