The Great Museums of the World Collection, 23 Volumes

The Great Museums of the World

23 Volumes

Newsweek Publications, 1967 - 1982

This is the 23 volume collection of “The Great Museums of the World” published by Newsweek Publications from 1967 to 1982. The books are a virtual guided tour of each museums most important and memorable works of art. Each volume includes an introduction by the Museum’s Director and contains a history of the Museum and its building, its floorplan with a legend, a selected bibliography, an index of illustrations, and over 100 beautiful full color photographs of the great works of the Museum. The books are:

Art History Museum Vienna

British Museum London

Egyptian Museum Cairo

Hermitage Leningrad

Louvre Paris

Museum of Art Sao Paulo

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Museum of Fine Arts Budapest

Museums of Cracow

Museums of Egypt

Museums of the Andes

Museums of Yugoslavia

National Archaeological Museum Athens

National Gallery London

National Gallery Washington

National Museum of Anthropology

National Museum Tokyo

Pinakothek Munich

Pompeii and It's Museums

Prado Madrid

Rijks Museum Amsterdam

Uffizi Florence

Vatican Museums Rome

Each volume measure approximately 11.5” x 9.5” and is bound in red faux leather boards with gold printing on the spines boards and a photographically illustrated dust jacket. The condition of the books is Near FINE with some wear to the dust jackets as can be seen in the photographs below. Overall, this is a good working set of a nice collection of art books that will give you tremendous insight into the great museums of the world. The cost of shipping by USPS Media Mail with delivery confirmation is included in the price.

Photographs of each of the covers appear below. Please note that although the images may appear digitized as thumbnails, you can click your mouse on the thumbnail to view them in the photo viewer.