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Title: Very brief but can be useful
Review: This book is a quick reference of major styles of visual arts with a very brief descriptions, most known artists and works. Because of it's small size, the reproductions are tiny and the descriptions usually are just a few lines long. Sounds like a not very useful book to you, doestn't it? Well, actually it has it's niche. Let's say you want to take your girlfriend (ok, let's say your kid) to an art museum and look smart. Or you want to buy some painting for your office and need to decide about style. Or you've been just always curious how visual art can be categorized. So this is one of those things like a street map or a sticker with a few phone numbers on your fridge. Yes, you can get better information from other sources, but sometimes you don't want to go deep into details and just want have something handy.
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