Basic Genre Series - All Titles

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Roman Art

Roman Art

Softcover, flaps, 7.3 x 9.1 in., 96 pages, $ 9.99
Basic Genre
Out of the shadows: art and architecture of ancient Rome.
Romanesque

Romanesque

Softcover, flaps, 7.3 x 9.1 in., 96 pages, $ 9.99
Basic Genre
The first universal style of the European Middle Ages.
Romanticism

Romanticism

Softcover, flaps, 7.3 x 9.1 in., 96 pages, $ 9.99
Basic Genre
Harmony between man and nature.
Surrealism

Surrealism

Softcover, flaps, 7.3 x 9.1 in., 96 pages, $ 9.99
Basic Genre
Dreamlike, fantastic imagery.
Video Art

Video Art

Softcover, flaps, 7.3 x 9.1 in., 96 pages, $ 9.99
Basic Genre
Art history's most important movements and genres.
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Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre Series features:
  • a detailed introduction with approximately 35 photographs, plus a timeline of the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, etc.) that took place during the time period
  • a selection of the most important works of the epoch; each is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and, on the facing page, a description/interpretation of the work and brief biography of the artist as well as additional information such as a reference work, portrait of the artist, and/or citations