The Last Judgement: Volume 1: The Restoration, Volume 2: Color Plates (Vol 1-2) [Hardcover]

The Vatican Museum (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0847822419 | ISBN-13: 978-0847822416 | Edition: Slipcase

Each volume is bound in burgandy linen with foil embossing on the cover and the two are housed in a matching slipcase with four-color paintings on both sides. Endpapers, production, and printing are of the highest Italian quality.

Boxed Set of Two Volumes.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 704 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli; Slipcase edition (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847822419
• ISBN-13: 978-0847822416
• Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 10 x 3.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #546,083 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful...BUT, December 11, 2001

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Herbert van Kampen (Victoria, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Judgement: Volume 1: The Restoration, Volume 2: Color Plates (Vol 1-2) (Hardcover)

Rizzoli, and the Vatican, have produced a beautiful volume; the colour reproduction, binding, and printing are first rate BUT it seems that no-one bothered to read the text before the book was printed. In a not very careful reading of the text I found a number of glaring errors that cast very serious doubt on the reliability of any information contained in this book. Thus, I cannot give this book more than 2 stars.

I have been in contact with Rizzoli about this matter and they have provided me with some corrected information that I will share on request.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cost $250 to buy the back wall of the Sistine chapel, July 19, 2001

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ph (Taiwan, Asia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Judgement: Volume 1: The Restoration, Volume 2: Color Plates (Vol 1-2) (Hardcover)

Yeah, maybe someone(nearly everynoe) will think this is an SO Expensive art book. But at first, there are so many details of the original work in this book, and more detail than you standing at the wall of the Sistine Chapel, even if you travel to Vatican, you can't see as clearly as see the pictures on the book; you can see the face of Ave Maria, the hand of Jesus, you will NOT see them with human-to-god view, but equal view. Second, print quality is nearly PERFECT. Third, the book had two volumes, one was filled with colourful illustrations, and the other is a bonus--the study of "the Last Judgement".