Baroque (The Collection of Art Epochs)

"After the global hit Ars Sacra, Rolf Toman and histeam embark on a journey once more. The Palace ofVersailles and St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican arethe outstanding buildings from this epoch. There areundreamed-of jewels in Europe and America, the NewWorld, waiting for discovery. Magnificent libraries,vaults of science or mysterious gardens, skilled worksof porcelain and illusionistic painting, to name just afew aspects of this complex epoch.With his passion and meticulousness, photographerAchim Bednorz succeeded to get details in front of hiscamera that cannot even be seen on the original locally.The photographs that are exclusive for this volumeare particularly well-presented in their large format.The author Barbara Borngasser wrote her take onBaroque history to fit, and swiftly takes the reader intothe Great World Theater, the Theatrum Mundi."