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This comprehensive handbook of the museum presents over 400 masterpieces from its encyclopedic collections, which include American art; Asian art; costume and textiles; European decorative arts (including arms and armor); European painting and sculpture; twentieth-century art; and the arts of Mexico and Africa. Each work is illustrated in full color and accompanied by a brief text written by a museum curator. Introductory essays on the collections describe their formations, holdings, and distinguishing features. Spanish- and Japanese-language editions are also available.