The J. Paul Getty Museum Handbook of the Collections

The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1988, [Second Edition], ISBN 0892360844, black and white photographs, colour photographic plates throughout, paperback

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions (see photographs)

“The J. Paul Getty Museum Handbook provides an in-depth look at the Museum’s permanent collections of antiquities, manuscripts, paintings, drawings, decorative arts, sculpture and works of art, and photographs.  The 1986 edition of the Handbook won the Art Museum Association of America’s annual publications design competition, the American Association of Museum’s Award of Distinction, and Communication Arts magazine’s Award of Excellence.  It was also included in the 1986 American Institute of Graphic Arts’ book show.
the Museum is a re-creation of the ancient Roman Villa dei Papiri outside Herculaneum, which was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.  A companion volume to this Handbook, illustrating and describing the building and its gardens, is also available.”