Knopf Guide: The Louvre

by Alfred A. Knopf Publishing Company

Book Overview

Orignially built as a palace for the kings of France, the Louvre is Paris' -- if not the world's -- most breathtaking museum. A destination in itself, the Louvre has an extensive collection that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679764526
• ISBN13: 9780679764526
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.8" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

I second the 'Reader from Germany' - The Best!

As the Louvre is just so darn big, you need this book if for no other reason than to whittle down the museum to what interests you. New York City's Met. is big, but frankly, the whole Met. would be one half of one floor, of one wing, in the Louvre. Most Knopf guides are very detailed and thoughtfully written and this is no exception. Indispensible for your visit(s) to the Louvre.

A Valuable Tool!

I received this book as a gift when I left to study abroad in Paris a few years ago. I went to Paris to study art and I found this book to be an excellent guide to this fantastic museum. It is so interesting and informative. And when you are done visiting the Louvre, you have an excellent souvenir!

A treasure trove of richly detailed images

A treasure trove of images and information making it almost redundant to go to the Louvre itself. Too bad there are not guides like this for the Musee D'Orsay and other museums of Paris. It seems that the guide should have been expanded to include the other museums since the Knopf city guide book gives the others so little space.

The very best

I'm never going to Paris and the Louvre without this guide. It shows background about the history also as many pictures about the works of art. I dont know any comparative.

The guide with everything in it!

This guide book is profusely illustrated, well written, and well laid out. It offers good descriptions, rare photographs and picures, behind both the museum, and the principal works within