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Title: Hieronymus Bosch : The Complete Paintings and Drawings by Jos Koldeweij, Paul Vandenbroeck ISBN: 0-8109-6735-9 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 2 (3 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Get Your Glasses Out
Comment: I've been thinking about buying this book and finally came across it in a bookstore so I was able to preview it before buying it on amazon.[com] I'm glad I did because like other reviews, the main disappointment with this book is that the paintings are reproduced small. They're reproduced almost as footnotes to the text but my main reason in buying an art book is for the visuals. And with Bosch, there are so many details but they were just too small to see here. The art should have been given a full page without text surrounding an image. This was a big let down, I was looking forward to buying this book, but now I'll pass on it. With the small reproductions it just isn't worth the price. The 1 star is for Bosch's art which is still great despite the poor book design.
Rating: 2
Summary: Look elsewhere for Bosch...
Comment: This book has three essay chapters. The first chapter deals with Bosch's home town..... anything about Bosch's home town. Details are thrown in because they are known, even when they do not add to our understanding of Bosch. The second chapter discusses a new method for dating the wood panels that Bosch and others painted on, and questions whether some paintings can really be attributed to Bosch. This could be an interesting discussion if there was more explanation of how the paintings had been judged and attributed to Bosch previously. Instead it is new data without much context. The final chapter deals with the imagery of Bosch. This has the potential to be the most enlightening, but falls well short. By the end the reader may know a little more about Bosch, but not enough to warrant wading through this book.
Now all could still be forgiven if the presentation of the artwork was good. Because Bosch is enjoyable without explanations. But the presentation in the book is not. The paintings and drawings appear scattered throughout with no rhyme or reason. The numbering of the pictures is frustrating to follow. You will be searching back and forth through the book looking for the pictures that correspond to the point being made in the text.
When you do find the picture, you probably will be disappointed. Even the quintessential Bosch work " The Garden of Earthly Delights" is presented in quarter page size. In contrast Bosch imitators are given larger representation. I don't understand why.
The poor lay-out even extends to page numbering. There is a reason for numbering the pages on the outer margins, away from the spine. This was brought home very strongly as I searched for the page numbers halfway along the pages near the spine. This may sound a trivial complaint, but this book seemed designed to test the patience of the reader.
I got this book for half price, but that was still paying way too much. There are far better and cheaper books out there on Bosch. Go with them.
Rating: 3
Summary: Scholarly but poorly presented
Comment: As a scholarly discussion of Bosch the book is excellent. However, as a presentation of his art it is absolutely atrocious. All complete pictures are shown in a miniature form nearly impossible to study, and details are disjointedly scattered throughout the book and unduly difficult to track down. This is not a book for those who want to experience and enjoy Bosch's art for its own sake.
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Title: Hieronymus Bosch (World of Art) by Walter S. Gibson ISBN: 050020134X Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: 01 February, 1985 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Pieter Bruegel by Philippe Roberts-Jones ISBN: 0810935317 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Hieronymus Bosch: New Insights into His Life & Work by Jos Koldewij, Bernard Vermet ISBN: 9056622145 Publisher: NAI Publishers Pub. Date: 15 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Masters of Art: Bosch (Masters of Art) by Carl Linfert ISBN: 0810907194 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 01 September, 1989 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Secret Heresy of Hieronymus Bosch by Lynda Harris ISBN: 0863151981 Publisher: Floris Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $61.95 |
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