The Universal History of Art is an impressive work in twentyeight volumes, with ten thousand images, over eight hundred artist biographies and six thousand years of history.
The quality of the iconographic corpus is such that the work is like an amazing photo-encyclopaedia; the easy-to-use layout makes consultation a quick and efficient; the accuracy of the simple and linear texts and the completeness of the information all contribute to a high quality, authoritative and reliable work of art history.
The series can be subdivided in four main sections: Western Art, World Art, Great Dictionaries and Archaeology
Western Art 10 separate volumes with 400 large-size pages with over 400 top quality pictures of high visual impact.
The accuracy of the texts and completeness of the information makes this work a unique source of reference.
World Art A unique work of its kind, this series is made up of 7 volumes, each one introducing a different ancient civilization. In a simple, straightforward style, authoritative texts describe highly complex, far-off cultures, in time and in space. Each volume is an important reference on the subject. This work is aimed at an educated, sophisticated and demanding readership.
Great Dictionaries An exceptional quantity of information is collected in an innovative publishing format in these 2 dictionaries. The first volume is 800 pages long and contains 1800 biographies of artists, from ancient times to the present day. The second volume consists of more than 300 pages and is dedicated to art terminology, including all the information needed to learn about works of art and artistic techniques.
Archaeology A series of 8 volumes with a myriad of spectacular pictures accompanied by accurate, detailed texts. Each volume contains 350 large-size pages illustrated with over 400 pictures. Fascinating, comprehensive books with a wide appeal to both the expert and the simply curious reader.
The series has been distributed:
in Italy with L’Espresso (2003)
in Italy with Il Sole 24 Ore (2005)
in Portugal with Publico (2006)
in France with Le Figaro (2007)
in Hungary with Corvina (2007)
in the United States with Barnes (2007)
in Italy with Corriere della Sera (2008)
in Poland with Arkady (2010)
