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History of Beauty and On Ugliness Boxed Set: Boxed Set Edition

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There's nothing much I can say about the book that has not been said by G. Merrit. I pretty much agree with everything in Merrit's review.

But I gotta say, this is a bargain, a real one. You get so much more than your money's worth. In my case, for example, it would have been very expensive to buy these books here in Mexico, either together or piece by piece in the "local" edition. Even with the sky-high dollar-peso exchange rate and international shipping and handling I saved almost 30% of what they cost here and they arrived within a week! Amazon was a life saver on this one!

So, really, this is a must-have box set, a real beauty in every sense: it's a high-quality edition, printed on acid-free paper, has bright colored mate illustrations and obviously, it's Umberto Eco's work so you know you can't go wrong with this box set.

And we all love box-sets don't we?

Eco's intelligent analysis supplements the great art pieces collected under one cover. Since it's the analysis, and not the reproductions, that are the focus of this work, the pictures are often too small to appreciate the detail. You will have to look online, buy another art book, or go to a museum if something catches your eye.

As a fine art practitioner with little knowledge, it was good resource to begin with. This book is one of those recommended resource for art practitioner. It is not complex writing and has clear structure based on the Art history. I read this in library first, my friends highly recommended it and I also thought it was worth buying.

And for Amazon, never disappoint the delivery procedure. I received it within two weeks in Australia.

Great books! Got them as a present and I find these books interesting and beautifully made.