Open any page of these guides and you'll find a host of facts and illustrations clearly presented in modern, eye-catching spreads. These guides help: compare and contrast details of artworks; learn about the artist's life and times; follow the evolution of a career; and discover where his or her works can be found today. Enhanced with glossaries, bibliographies, and maps, these perfect gallery and travel companions are printed on heavy, coated paper with a flexible cover that is durable enough to withstand repeated use. With this much information made accessible, Prestel's new art guides are certain to be opened again and again.