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Atget: Paris in Detail

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These reviews refer to the Museum of Modern Art Atget book- not the Paris in Detail book. Click under "all editions" to see the MOMA book. Amazon has to rectify this. I think the MOMA book deserves 5 stars. I have not seen the Paris in Detail book.

I put one star because Amazon requires something in the blank, and I thought it might draw attention to this.

Just as the wrought iron ornamentation made New Orleans in a way, so too is Paris influenced by its ornamentation. The title of the book makes it clear what it is. The MOMA book is not so much better than it is less focused on a single area. Atget sometimes sought to catalog much of Paris.

A great deal of the ornamentation remains,but it is theatened. by a change in style. But as someone who spent many happy days drawing in the richness of things like doors and staircases and knobs that bar the entry to courtyards, it is a touch that reminds me of the Paris that was and that is.

It could perhaps have been better described and someimes a book should be required to have at least some images of what's in it. This is one. But don't criticize a book for being exactly what it's supposed to be. It suits my taste fine. It wouldn't be my first Atget book, but I'm grateful to have it.

I recently bought Paris in Detail.
Paris in Detail is literally that, lots of detailled close up photos of Paris doorways, arches, detailled doorframes, and intricate wrought iron stairways. Although there is a few photos of detailled sculptures in it, the majority of the book focusses on doors, metal doorknockers, fireplaces, doorways and stairwells of old style Paris. The pages in the book are all black and white photos mostly covering the whole of each page. Many of the photos are of late 1890's in Paris.

Reviewed By Liz Kelly