| 1. |  | Loot: The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World
from Times Books
Price: $19.80
Customer Review:
I admit that I have not read this book, but I am skeptical of the author's knowledge of art history and ability to critically examine its nuances. In the glowing review above from the Washington Post (the paper she works for in fact) there is the following quote:
"It is shocking. Imagine the... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern
from Andrews McMeel Publishing
Price: $15.63
Customer Review:
Warning--this is a RAVE review.
I wish I had discovered this wonderful book years ago. (I found it at a museum store in Balboa Park, San Diego.) I see that it's available for almost nothing from after-market vendors. I paid $25 for mine and it was worth every penny.
As a teacher of Art... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Subway Art
from Holt Paperbacks
Price: $14.96
Customer Review:
I grew up on the south side of Chicago during the 80s and had many friends who were "taggers" and got up every chance they got. They had spray-cans, hollowed-out deodorant sticks somehow replaced with ink, fat markers, Griffin, and who knows what else. Though I myself wasnt a graffiti artist or... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | The Art of Mesoamerica (World of Art)
from Thames & Hudson
Price: $14.93
Customer Review:
Note: You're "helpful" votes are appreciated. One Mormon reader likes to automatically give my reviews negative votes because of my negative reviews of books on the Book of Mormon. Oh, well, and Thanks.
Miller's book is a must for anyone interested in the cultures of ancient Mexico and Central... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | The Cave Painters: Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists
from Anchor
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
This book is interesting and thought-provoking, so much so that I made it the next selection in my book club and even ordered another book on Lascaux with photos of the caves. Gregory Curtis does not approach paleolithic art academically. He makes it more accessible. A great introduction to this... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | The Codex Borgia: A Full-Color Restoration of the Ancient Mexican Manuscript
from Dover Publications
Price: $18.85
Customer Review:
This Codex is remarkable at any price. The colors and reproductions are simply gorgeous and the text is helpful. Present are a bewildering number of religious pictograms, some calendric and other representing the mystical or dreamlike journey of the strange character 'one-eye.'
The characters... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
from Thames & Hudson
Price: $16.47
Customer Review:
This is a very good book, with a new view in the pre-historic mind. The art is studied based in the wiring of human mind and with emphasis in altered ststes of consciouness. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | The Mummies of Urumchi
from W. W. Norton & Company
Customer Review:
I bought this book & read it soon after it was printed. I thought it was a great book at the time and I still get it out & read from it occasionally. I was thoroughly captivated by Barber's writing and the subject matter. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Painted Ponies
from ZON International Publishing
Price: $26.40
Customer Review:
This is an excellent A-Z book on everything you would want to know about carousels. It's very well presented and very informative and makes a great coffee table book. Highly recommended if you're interested in the subject. | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form (Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State M)
from University of Washington Press
Price: $12.89
Customer Review:
Hello from Barcelona!
That's the book to understand formally the Northwest Coast Indian Art. A true classic. Have it!
| 4.5 / 5.0
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