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020 _a9780300179491 (yale university press (pb-flexi))
050 _aN 610
_b.M567 2012
245 4 _aThe Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide /
_cIntroduction by Thomas P. Campbell.
264 _aNew York :
_bThe Metropolitan Museum of Art,
_c2012
300 _a408 pages :
_billustrations
_c25 cm
336 _atext;still image
_2rdacontent;rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIncludes index.
520 _aProvides the ideal introduction to almost six hundred essential masterpieces from one of the world's most popular and beloved museums. Features a compelling and accessible design, color reproduction and up-to-date descriptions. Contains a comprehensive view of art history spanning five millennia and the entire globe, beginning with the Ancient World, and ending with in contemporary times. Includes media as varied as painting, photography,costume,sculpture,decorative arts,musical instruments,arms and armor,works on paper, etc.. Presents works ranging from the Ancient Egyptian Temple of Dendur to Canova's Perseus with the head of Medusa to Sargent's Medame X.
650 _aArt
_zNew York (State)
_9121840
650 _zNew York
_994478
942 _cREF
999 _c86442
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