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History of Beauty

Now in paperback, Umberto Ecoâ€™s groundbreaking and much-acclaimed first illustrated book has been a critical success since its first publication in 2004. What is beauty? Umberto Eco, among Italyâ€™s finest and most important contemporary thinkers, explores the nature, the meaning, and the very history of the idea of beauty in Western culture. The profound and subtle text i More »

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The Average Review score is 4.6 on a scale of 5.0. Total 18 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in History & Criticism might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 21 July

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#5 Stars: 14 , #4 Stars: 2 , #3 Stars: 1 , #1 Star: 1

[ 5.0 stars ] "This book is so insightful and unique. I absolutely love it and ordered it just for myself. One of my favorite pieces of literature. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History & Criticism review is genenrated by Alyee Willets which was written on March 12, 2013 Review fetched on August 15, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 4.0 stars ] "Eco's work on the story of beauty is astounding. This book is gorgeous and a joy to read. As an author, I find treasures galore here. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History & Criticism review is genenrated by Mark W. McIntire "Mark" which was written on January 19, 2013 Review fetched on August 15, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 4.0 stars ] "The book receives five stars for the selection of very good color reproduction. The text as many others have pointed out is ponderous. Before buying the book have a look at amazon's own review of this book. They for instance note that only half of the book is written by Eco.The book is a fairly irreverent description of beauty. The book is really a description of female beauty in the western w ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History & Criticism review is genenrated by Jackal which was written on November 22, 2012 Review fetched on August 15, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 3.0 stars ] "Really a 3 1/2 star book, but since that's not an option...This book is misnamed, really "dictionary of Beauty" would be a closer title, while "Umberto Eco's Musings on Beauty in a loosely chronological order with occasionaly quotes about beauty from other thinkers and a boatload of pictures" would probably hit closest to home. Undoubtedly the publisher shot that title down and stuck Histo ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History & Criticism review is genenrated by C. Neal which was written on March 21, 2012
5 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the History & Criticism out of 10 users. Review fetched on August 15, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 1.0 stars ] "Seems to be a reworking of earlier books like Arthur Marwick's book BEAUTY IN HISTORY. To assume that art isa representation of beauty of it's time is for future people to think we valued Picasso's notions of ideal form in his abstract depictions of women. Just as people falsely assume Ruben was painting beautiful women, he was doing nothing of the sort. His journals contain amble n ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History & Criticism review is genenrated by BaronVonEngelhafen "BaronVonEngelhafen" which was written on March 3, 2008
15 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the History & Criticism out of 62 users. Review fetched on August 15, 2013 by Books Central.

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Product Specification
Available	Yes
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Rizzoli
Creator	Umberto Eco
EAN	9780847835300
Edition	Reprint
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0847835308
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Rizzoli
Manufacturer	Rizzoli
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	440
PackageQuantity	1
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	2010-09-21
Publisher	Rizzoli
ReleaseDate	2010-09-21
Studio	Rizzoli
Title	History of Beauty

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