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Museum collection - Uffizi, Florence Italy

Another superb volume of Neweek's Books Great Museums of the World Series.

It's a shame such as magnificent collection of the Egyptian people are displayed in such an out-of-date exhibition space. While the building would make a great space for an edited collection. As for the collection itself, the awe from photographs alone makes me imagine how incredible affect on a person visiting in person.

UPDATED: The new state-of-the-art Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will open in Nov. 2022. It will be the largest museum in the world & is located on the Visa Plateau 2 miles from the pyramids.

Another wonderful volume of the Great Museums series. Though, the El Prado's collection is not a favorite of mine; I guess a year in Rome my have prejudiced me to quantrocentro Italian art.

Great content & beautiful photographs. A fine book about a magnificent building.

The photos of the long halls on the outside of the galleries makes it seem as if you are there.

A history of Greece, prehistoric to modern, with special focus on Athens, once Athens comes into existence, then the Acropolis, and then the Parthenon. Illustrated with good, albeit muted, photographs of ancient Greek sculpture and architecture, and a few maps.

A nice, quick introduction to the man and the mind behind the world of Middle Earth, and the epic Hobbit/Lord of the Rings novels.

I noticed they were careful to veer away from the fractious relationship Tolkien had with his fans, and the family's apparent distaste for the movie versions (of which this magazine is stuffed).

Still good insight into Tolkien's influences and thought processes.

Maurice K. Heartfield, Jr. (1928-2016) Donation (Rec. March 2021).

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I like museum books but not the museums. I can read with a good view of the art. the item is usually magnified.

Part of Newsweek series: Great Museums of the world.

The 24 books are : Hagia Sophia; Forbidden City; Venice; Kremlin; Versailles; Taj Mahal; The Alhambra; Statue of Liberty; Colosseum; Notre-Dame De Paris; Pyramids and Sphinx; Tower of London; Dome of The Rock; El Escorial; The White House;Kyoto; Parthenon; Louvre; Florence; Hague; Machu Picchu; Vienna; Mecca; Chateaux of the Loire; Teotihuacan, Florence.
I am missing: Pyramids and Sphinx, Louvre, Hague, Machu Picchu, Mecca, and Florence.

i enjoy this newsweek series.

Good articles on America's lack of Surgeon General and whether corporate team-building exercises are worthwhile.

not attractively laid out but well written.

Interesting article on Jane Goodall.

Great articles on gay adoption and Mulu Muleta.

Good articles on fart gags in films, drugs that prevent HIV and the poet John Berryman.

Fascinating articles on South Sudan and political donations in the US

Good article on the influence of politically-motivated people on the content of US textbooks.

Good article on Fogo Island.

Interesting article on underground journalism.

Despite what the title suggests, this is not a book about Museums in the Andes but about the Pre-Columbian art of Peru. The book is divided into the classic periods proposed by John H. Rowe:

Early Horizon
Early Intermediate Period
Middle Horizon
Late Intermediate Period
Late Horizon

The Horizons are characterized by the widespread influence of one or two cultures, while the Periods are characterized by a greater diversity of regional styles.

All 142 photos are in color and reproduced with high quality, and the descriptions of each piece are useful and readable. The book works well as either a browsable coffee-table book or a reference work. Pottery, textiles, and metallurgy are covered, while architecture is left out entirely. The focus is on the better-known cultures: Chavin, Paracas, Moche, Nasca, Tiahuanaco, Huari, Chimu, Chancay, and Inca. There are is only one Vicus piece and two Recuay, and many other cultures are left out. Still, this is a good place to start for anyone interested in Peruvian archaeology. It may be better not to get overwhelmed with an exhaustive treatment of the incredibly rich and diverse legacy of Peru's past.

The pieces are mostly from the Amano Museum and The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History, with some from the Gold Museum. So if you were to buy one of the books on the Larco (Peru's biggest, greatest museum), it would complement this book nicely.

Interesting articles on corporate tax dodges and 'pink slime'.