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title: "The Art Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained"
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# The Art Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

**Price:** HK$347
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- **What is this?** The Art Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
- **How much does it cost?** HK$347 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

Art Book, The ( Big Ideas) : DK: desertcart.in: Books

Review: Amazing paper quality - The Art Book has the intention of being what it calls itself. The pros first : Amazing paper quality. Great pictures of the art works Very readable layout Makes it easy to understand and works on having a recall value of the information given Good value for the price charged The Cons: The content, or rather the emphasis given to the way content is organized. It is, like many many books, very Western /Eurocentric /white. They do have some 'tokens' of the Others here and there, but I would have liked it if the title came along with a disclaimer that the book is actually for those who want to familiarize themselves with some well known artists and artwork considered great in a specific culture. Also, it dwells a lot of time on the ancient art, for some reason, I didn't expect the book to do that. So yes, that it does bring some perspective of the ancient past of Western art, and some very selective non-western third world art. But it tries to do things which seems haphazard at times, and I felt it ends up being a very cursory view of a certain kind of art. I wished the writers gave some caveats about that in the book. Overall, I still think it is a good buy, for beginners, but do please look out, there is so much more.
Review: Good book but bad delivery - The book is very good and informative. But the book cover was damaged when delivered. It was surprising that even a hardbound cover could be torn during delivery process.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 024123901X |
| Best Sellers Rank | #48,398 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #28 in Art Movements (Books) #209 in Theory & Criticism #672 in Encyclopaedias & Reference Works (Books) |
| Country of Origin  | India |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (314) |
| Dimensions  | 20.3 x 2.5 x 24.2 cm |
| Generic Name  | Book |
| Hardcover  | 352 pages |
| ISBN-10  | 9780241239018 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0241239018 |
| Importer  | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd |
| Item Weight  | 1 kg 150 g |
| Language  | English |
| Net Quantity  | 1.25 Kilograms |
| Packer  | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd |
| Publisher  | DK (26 April 2017); Dorling Kindersley Limited; productsafety@dk.com |
| Reading age  | 14 years and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing paper quality
*by S***O on 2 February 2018*

The Art Book has the intention of being what it calls itself. The pros first : Amazing paper quality. Great pictures of the art works Very readable layout Makes it easy to understand and works on having a recall value of the information given Good value for the price charged The Cons: The content, or rather the emphasis given to the way content is organized. It is, like many many books, very Western /Eurocentric /white. They do have some 'tokens' of the Others here and there, but I would have liked it if the title came along with a disclaimer that the book is actually for those who want to familiarize themselves with some well known artists and artwork considered great in a specific culture. Also, it dwells a lot of time on the ancient art, for some reason, I didn't expect the book to do that. So yes, that it does bring some perspective of the ancient past of Western art, and some very selective non-western third world art. But it tries to do things which seems haphazard at times, and I felt it ends up being a very cursory view of a certain kind of art. I wished the writers gave some caveats about that in the book. Overall, I still think it is a good buy, for beginners, but do please look out, there is so much more.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book but bad delivery
*by S***I on 25 February 2018*

The book is very good and informative. But the book cover was damaged when delivered. It was surprising that even a hardbound cover could be torn during delivery process.

### ⭐ Defected product
*by A***. on 3 July 2018*

Defect

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*Last updated: 2026-03-08*