Oceania: Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Tapa dura - 0000

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2007. Softcover. FINE. Includes Australia. pp. xiv, 354 illusts #0619The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses one of the world's premier collections of Oceanic art. Published in celebration of the opening of the Metropolitan's newly reinstalled galleries for the arts of Oceania, this generously illustrated volume provides an introduction to the region's rich artistic heritage through more than two hundred master-works from the Museum's collection. An overview of Oceanic art and a history of the Metropolitan's collection are followed by informative introductory essays on the major cultural regions of the Pacific.,Softcover,FINE,The Metropolitan Museum of Art Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at… Leer más

New York / New Haven / London: The Metropolian Museum of Art / Yale University Press, 2007. Hardcover. VG- (ex-library w/ stamps to textblock edges, usual markings ect. edge-wear to covers. pgs have light edge-toning; clean. dustjacket taped to cover edges; ID to lower spine; scuffs, scratches & creasing to plastic.). orange boards. book xi, 354 pgs w/ 198 illustrations; mostly color. grey illustrated dustjacket w/ blue & white printing; protective plastic. From a college library. Due date slip has no removal dates. A nice copy. A wonderfully illustrated edition of the Metropolitan Musuem's collection of Oceanic art.