A Walk Through the Cloisters: Revised Edition

by Bonnie Young, Malcolm Varon (Illustrator)

An illustrated tour of The Cloisters, presenting hidden treasures and details of the collection that might be missed by the casual visitor.

Genres: Art, History, Nonfiction, Art History, Architecture, Travel, Reference

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Kristen]

I am now reading The Cloisters by Katie Hayes so I wanted to study the architecture and the art in the history of the museum. This was a great guide with photos and descriptions to take a virtual tour.

I went to the cloisters multiple times when I was a kid growing up in New York, and I remember the mystical feeling of the dark stones and the medieval art, but most of all being entranced by the walled gardens.

The unicorn tapestries are so beautiful and it was fun to read the history and the story behind each of the panels.

[Carys]

Lovely book, brings back fond memories

[Sarah]

The Cloisters is my favorite museum in New York City. This is a great book to read in addition to having visited The Cloisters. I loved the historic information about many of the items they have at the museum. I am so lucky that I have been able to visit this museum each of the three times I have been in New York City. The book has great photographs of some of the items on display. My favorite part of The Cloisters are the Unicorn Tapestries, but I do love all of the medieval art there. After reading the book I wish I could go visit The Cloisters right now.

[Karen]

Such a beautiful book. It brings back memories of sitting quietly in the courtyard of The Cloisters. It was so peaceful and beautiful that when the bird pooped on the shoulder of my black blouse, I just laughed. That's peaceful!

[Kathy Sebesta]

A really good guidebook to one of my favorite museums (The Cloisters in NYC), it offers good pictures and history about the most important of The Cloisters' holdings. Worth reading even if you never get there.

[Tina]

A wonderful coffee table book!

[Hastingsp]

I feel like I'm there again when looking through this book. Beautifully photographded; just enough educational descriptives....

[Sheherazahde]

A detailed photographic guide to The Cloisters with floor plans and description of the history of the exhibits. It's like having a tour guide walk you through the building.

[Sharon Barrow Wilfong]

History of and descriptions of the different rooms in the Bronx branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art where Medieval Art is collected.