Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Designed to slip into a pocket, backpack, or purse, and written to deliver concise information, these new guides to the world's major artists are a handy reference tool for all art lovers. Open any page of these guides and you'll find a host of facts and illustrations clearly presented in eye-catching spreads. Compare and contrast details of artworks. Learn about the artist's life and times. Follow the evolution of a career. 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.