Treasures of the Louvre (Tiny Folio) [Paperback]

Michel Laclotte (Author), Amy Handy (Editor), Musee Du Louvre (Corporate Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1993 | Series: Tiny Folio

One of the world's finest art collections is presented here in tiny format. The full-colour images have been carefully chosen by the Director of the Louvre to highlight the very best of this outstanding collection and the photographs have been specially commissioned for this Abbeville edition. The first volume in this series - which will include the Prado, the Uffizi, the Tate Gallery and others - presents treasures from the Musee du Louvre, Paris' finest palace of art. Michel LaClotte offers a brief history of the museum and its phenomenal array of artworks, and gives the reader a guided tour through the museum's seven departments - paintings, drawings, sculpture, decorative arts, Egyptian, Greco-Roman, and Oriental.

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Language Notes

Text: English
Original Language: French

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Abbeville Pr; 2nd edition (April 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558594779
• ISBN-13: 978-1558594777
• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,342,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent primer on the world's richest art collection., June 14, 2004

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M. E. Volmar - See all my reviews

This review is from: Treasures of the Louvre (Tiny Folio) (Hardcover)

Housing a majestic collection of nearly 300,000 works of art, only a fraction of which are on display at any one time, no book, no matter its size, can ever come close to actually visiting the Musée du Louvre itself. In that regard, this book is no different.
Where this comprehensive book, written by the museum's director, excels other visual guides of its kind is in both the assortment of the works it presents and in its easy-to-browse organization.
Printed in high-quality plates on semi-glossy paper, and bound in a sturdy, pocket-sized format, this little volume superbly reproduces nearly 400 of the museum's most renowned masterpieces. For each item, its name, author, place of origin, date of creation, materials and dimensions is indicated, and the pieces are chronologically arranged into seven distinct sections, according to the museum's own classification system:
*Oriental Antiquities
*Egyptian Antiquities
*Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities
*Decorative Arts
*Sculpture
*European Paintings
*Drawings
As a bonus, a brief look at the museum's history is offered in the Preface and, for fast check-ups, an Index of Illustrations is provided at the back.
For those who have already visited the museum this book is a first-class visual reminder of what you have seen, and for those who have never been to it, it gives a tantalizing glimpse of this vast and remarkable treasure.
Enjoy!
--Reviewed by M. E. Volmar

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Average Effort, April 7, 2002

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John G. Hilliard (Toronto Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Treasures of the Louvre (Tiny Folio) (Paperback)

This is a light coffee table book that provides a kind of greatest hits list of the collection. A collection that is so big no one single book would really do it justice. Overall I think this book does a fine job at its purpose, which is to provide you a little history and meaning on some selected works. This book is almost akin to a travel memento picture book. The book for me reminds me to always stop by the Museum when I am in Paris

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tiny is the word, December 27, 2010

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This review is from: Treasures of the Louvre (Tiny Folio) (Hardcover)

I had not appreciated the "Tiny" part of the subtitle and Tiny it is. It's probably less than 4 inches square. It's a question of what you want it for, however. It's little enough to take with you to the Louvre, but since there is no "guidebook" aspect, or explanation of the art works, it is not likely you would do it. It's more of a souvenir and is very economical for that purpose, but little value otherwise.