An instant success upon its publication in the mid-sixteenth century; Giorgio Vasaris Lives of the Artists remains one of the principal resources for study of the art and artists of the Italian Renaissance. Nothing of the scope and magnitude of this work had ever been conceived; the first complete history of modern art; it is widely regarded as the most influential art history book ever written.The Lives colorful and detailed portraits of the most representative figures of Italian painting and sculpture trace the flowering of the Renaissance across three centuries. This single-volume edition of selections from Vasaris immense work features eight of the books most noteworthy artists: Giotto; Masaccio; Fra Filippo Lippi; Botticelli; Leonardo; Raphael; Michelangelo; and Titian. It also includes an introduction; notes; and glossary; as well as woodcut portraits of each artist by Vasari himself. Students; teachers; and art enthusiasts will find this convenient edition an indispensable resource.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Maybe as a textbook....By WoodlandsmanThis is pretty good idea; but very "wordy" - like they keep giving you a sales pitch - in nearly every paragraph - to keep you interested. Weve been dancing for years and were mostly curious to see if they had put lightening in a bottle. Nope. It takes at least a couple of years to become a good dancer; and youll hear and see or all of this on the way to getting better and better. This wont hurt you; but wont help you an awful lot either. Reading about dancing is nowhere as good as being in a class with a good teacher. As a textbook; this might be OK; but youll need a class; or; classes for it to really be useful. If youve got twenty extra dollars and are curious - good luck. Well find someone to give ours to...8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. An innovative and informative book-DVD combination -- an unbeatable valueBy Jae-On KimI was looking for a dance instruction book with which to refresh some dance steps learned long time ago; this search led me to check out Judy Patterson Wrights Social Dance - Steps to Success (2nd Edition) from the local public library. I was happy enough with this book (with a music CD) and was trying to order the book from . By sheer luck; I found that there was a third edition; with a DVD. This book and DVD combination is the best value among the many Dance DVDs I have looked at from the local library -- I browsed through about 12 such DVDs.Let me elaborate why I believe this book-DVD-combination is such a fantastic value for me.1. The highly acclaimed book was expanded and brought up to date with new pictures; a couple of additional dance styles as well as expanded chapters (about 100 page additional materials added) make the book itself more than worth the total price;2. The DVD is fantastic -- the demonstrations are clear; attractive; economical in presentation; and contain many more variations for each dance than most other books I have looked at. Male and female separate parts are shown together and therefore eliminated usually boring repeats that eats up unnecessary time. This presentation method represents a clear innovation.3. One of my biggest stumbling block was identifying music and recognizing the underlying beat and matching those with appropriate dance. The instructions and the music CD helped me to overcome this uneasiness for me.I am preparing my retirement and looking for a dancing nights on cruises: with this book and DVD combination; I feel confident that I will be knowledgeable and polished enough to enjoy any and all type of ballroom dances. This is my first review ever on -- a spontaneous reaction to my gratitude to Judy Patterson Wright and producers of this wonderful book-DVD combination.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Cannot view the videos without a multimedia kindle.By CustomerPlease carefully note that without a multimedia kindle you cannot access the videos. I foolishly purchased this without realizing that; so I was quite disappointed.