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  • Hardcover: 800 pages
  • Publisher: TASCHEN, BENEDIKT (1994)
  • ISBN-10: 3822889636
  • ISBN-13: 978-3822889633
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.5 x 2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,585,105 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Inexpensive visual anthology of erotic art, August 10, 2000
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EROTICA UNIVERSALIS I and EROTICA UNIVERSALIS II by art historian Gilles Neret offers a visual survey of centuries of erotic illustration. Each volume is a museum of sexual explicit images as conceived by some of the best known and otherwise unknown illustrators of  viewable penetration. The first volume of EROTICA UNIVERSALIS I gathered together a wonderfully in-depth selection of the erotica that has thrived in a parallel art world. It starts with ancient Greek and Roman, but is mostly devoted to painting and drawing of the last few centuries. There are about 750 images. Each illustration is given a full page and many are accompanied by a brief but revealing summary of the original text. Now the companion volume, EROTICA UNIVERSALIS II, documents the rich history of erotic art created as book illustration. Tucked away in every important national library and countless private libraries are the restricted or banned books to which the public has limited access. Gilles Neret has assembled a remarkable collection of artwork created by artists like Rembrandt, Boucher, Fragonard, Dali, Picasso and Matisse to accompany the writings of such literary giants as Ovid, Voltaire, Verlaine, and de Maupassant. Equally compelling are the astonishing contributions of lesser-known but prodigiously talented artists expressing the arousing variety of human sexual expression.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE! a little deceptive, February 23, 2006
By DeManda "DeManda" (Stonington, CT United States) - See all my reviews
Anyone who is familiar with and looking for the larger approx. 6" x 5" x 2" tome (like I was) and is not aware that a smaller abridged version exists, is going to be sorely disappointed! Even though the Amazon description says "756 pages, 719 illustrations" IT DOES NOT CONTAIN NEARLY THAT!! That is the description of the derivative material that appears in the back of this TINY (32 pages, 4" x 3 1/4" x 1/4") booklet! It would seem that since there is no traditional frontspiece with publisher's info for this booklet, and careless listings allow this derivative bibliography to stand for what this book has- and that is INACCURATE. It is charming as a small "amusement", but use caution before ordering to make sure you are getting what you are seeking.
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, September 10, 2004
I thougt the book was the big one, the pictures show an index and it indexes more than 700 pages. But the one I received was shorter than my hand, and only contains a few pics from the big book.

There should be some warning that this is not the hardcover book. That's why I'm disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Erotica Universalis
One one Taschen's 25th Anniversary Special Editions, this volume contains over 500 depictions on erotica throughout history. Read more
Published on April 2, 2007 by cortezhill

5.0 out of 5 stars Erotica Unversalis (Taschen 25)
This book has fantastic erotic sketches and paintings. The history of the artwork is interesting if brief. Highly recommend.
Published on October 31, 2005 by Dawn R. Durga

1.0 out of 5 stars WARNING, you may get worthless booklet instead of real book.
I was tricked by Indoobestsellers. Indoobestsellers sent me worthless advertising booklett 10-15 pages, the size of the postcard instead of the real book that has about 760 pages... Read more
Published on February 4, 2005 by Pan Koza

5.0 out of 5 stars hot stuff
I found this book at Barnes and Noble a few years back. I was amazed at how far back much of the artwork was dated. Read more
Published on June 30, 2004 by D. Mason

4.0 out of 5 stars LOL!
this book rocks! it is hillarious. it is especially interesting to look at depictions of acts that are now taboo.
Published on April 18, 2003 by jay kenyon

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful gift
This is a wonderful gift. Book full of amazing pictures. I bought one for myself and the second one as a gift to my friend.
Published on November 28, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful gift
This is a wonderful gift. Book full of amazing pictures. I bought one for myself and the second one as a gift to my friend.
Published on November 28, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Great History Lessons and Look at the Erotic Masters
What is so great about this book is that it shows that many artists of the past were pushing the limits of the publishing world and moving over the erotic edge. Read more
Published on September 1, 2000 by M. Erbschloe

4.0 out of 5 stars The book is a good survey of the topic
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating study of erotic art throughout time.
This nearly 800 page book displays erotic art from primitive times to nearly present day. It is interesting to see how the fashions and descriptions of desirability have changed... Read more
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