DK Art

El libro es una chulada DK rara vez decepciona en cuanto a contenido y calidad. El único pero es el estado fisco en el cual llega el producto, llega sin embalaje y con señas visibles de maltrato. Quien vende debe entender que estos productos son de colección por lo tanto el buen estado en el que lleguen es esencial, Usen embalajes y verifiquen el estado antes de enviar o tendrán devoluciones.

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I bought this book to be displayed on my coffee table in my office. I was disappointed that it arrived with a large black scuff mark that I cannot remove. I cannot display this book in public looking like this. Very upsetting and disappointing for a book that cost this amount.

One of the better books on art available in the market. Has potential to be the best book, except it falls short in few cons.Pros1) Quantity does make a difference in art. Over 600 pages of colour images are amazing. Much more than taschen and phaidon books on art.2) It covers the width of art history pretty well. Starting from pre history upto contemporary works.3) Explanation given for paintings are really good. Typical art books talk about history of artist rather than explaining the art. This book does a great job in explaining art.Cons1) Print size and print quality are bad. You see pixels of printing in some pages. Didnt expect this from DK. This is where Taschen leads the rooster.2) The book is super heavy and has glossy pages, causing reflection. Very hard to read in any form of light. Binding is just decent. Could have been better.3) Except the main author, sub authors lack crediblity. Many topics have loose amateurish text. Cannot match professional writing of taschen or phaidon.ConclusionIt seems like an amateur book for freshers, but actually a good book for mid level art enthusiasts and pro artists. Some parts are fantastic, but some parts that try to address amateurs fails. Dk ahould target the book for mid level art ppl and increase the writing and print quality. There are several other books for freshers and professionals anyway!!!

It’s a gigantic book. I mean it, the book arrived was a little torn so I had to return it, but if you are a art history lover you might want to have just this one book. It very descriptive of artists and their paintings, other works like sculptures etc, also it’s very EURO CENTRIC you might not find much of Asian work, just a page or two in this 600 something book.