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Paperback. The Chinese often use the expression du hua, 'to read a painting', in connection with their study and appreciation of such works. This volume 'reads' thirty-six masterpieces of Chinese painting from the encyclopaedic collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in order to reveal the major characteristics and themes of this pictorial tradition. Series: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - How to Read. Num Pages: 184 pages, 175 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AFC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300141870
- ISBN
- 9780300141870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.37
€ 26.99
€ 20.37
Paperback. Works of art are eloquent intermediaries. This title provides an introduction to the painted pottery that served specific utilitarian functions and that afforded artists a medium for depicting their gods and heroes and the details of daily existence. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 112 pages, 75 black-&-white illustrations + 100 colour images. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 205 x 14. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300155235
- ISBN
- 9780300155235
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.29
€ 26.99
€ 20.29
Paperback. Carpets made in the "Rug Belt" - an area that includes Morocco, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and northern India - have been a source of fascination and collecting since the 13th century. This book explores the history, design techniques, materials, craftsmanship, and socio-economic contexts of these works. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 144 pages, 146 color illus. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB; AFWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300208092
- ISBN
- 9780300208092
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.37
€ 26.99
€ 20.37
Paperback. Perspective is an essential skill for anyone who wants to draw or paint in any genre and in any medium. Matthew Brehm teaches you how to understand and apply this intuitive skill in this wonderful reference book, packed full of exercises and a unique "image quiz" to practice putting your observational skills to the test. Num Pages: 144 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFF; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 215. .
- Publisher
- Search Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782212768
- ISBN
- 9781782212768
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. Bestselling author Claudia Nice shows how to develop the skills of observation and then use those skills to accurately draw and sketch a variety of subjects that are both realistic and expressive. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AFF; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 277 x 14. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- North Light Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440347009
- ISBN
- 9781440347009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.63
€ 30.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. Series: Dover Art Instruction. Num Pages: 160 pages, 349 illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 276 x 11. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486273372
- ISBN
- 9780486273372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.50
€ 20.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 221 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AFT; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Weatherhill
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590306192
- ISBN
- 9781590306192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 29.38
€ 45.99
€ 29.38
Hardcover. The only monograph on Hubert Le Gall, eclectic designer of the 21st century. Num Pages: 208 pages, 400 colour. BIC Classification: AFT; AKB; AKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 315 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- EDITIONS NORMA
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782915542509
- ISBN
- 9782915542509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.14€ 54.51
€ 55.14
€ 54.51
Hardcover. The author, a sculptor and instructor of human and animal anatomy, has designed and written this reference work for artists and art students on the visual and descriptive components of human anatomy. Num Pages: 368 pages, frontispiece, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: AFF; AFK; AGZ; MFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 313 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1714.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 362
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195052060
- ISBN
- 9780195052060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.77
€ 111.77
Paperback. A manual of techniques that visually simplify and refine the study of the body's muscles and skeleton into concepts that can easily be used by beginning and intermediate artists alike. It offers tips such as how to self-check the proportions of the head and body to make sure they are accurate. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 colour and 300 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFF; AGH; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Watson-Guptill Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823024971
- ISBN
- 9780823024971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.38
€ 24.99
€ 17.38
Full-size patterns of all the major types of shore birds include dimensions and identifying characteristics so the wood carvers can create their own shore birds. Series: Blue Ribbon Pattern S. Num Pages: 64 pages, 28 patterns. BIC Classification: AFKC; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887400223
- ISBN
- 9780887400223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.17
€ 18.99
€ 14.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1405 b/w & color photos. BIC Classification: AFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764339714
- ISBN
- 9780764339714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.26
€ 42.99
€ 28.26
Paperback. "With this new edition of Ice Carving Made Easy, Second Edition, Joe Amendola shares with all present and future ice carvers the resurgence of this historic art form. This book will guide and inspire thousands of chefs and artists to enjoy the artistic fulfillment, professionalism, and camaraderie of the exciting art of ice carving. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKB; AFKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 217 x 7. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471285700
- ISBN
- 9780471285700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.90
€ 95.90
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891181
- ISBN
- 9781861891181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Hardcover. An examination of Samuel Bak's collection of paintings. It describes Bak's art that preserves memory of the twentieth-century ruination of Jewish life and culture by way of an artistic passion and precision that stubbornly announces the creativity of the human spirit. Num Pages: 100 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB; HBTZ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879985216
- ISBN
- 9781879985216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 43.63
€ 50.99
€ 43.63
Paperback. From majestic Celtic crosses to elaborate knotwork designs, visual symbols of Irish identity at its most medieval abound in contemporary culture. Consdering both scholarly and popular perspectives this book offers a commentary on the blending of pasts and presents that finds permanent visualization in these contemporary signs. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 222 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AF; DSBB; HBJD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349287734
- ISBN
- 9781349287734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB; AGC; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- DePaul University Art Museum United States
- Number of pages
- 50
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780985096014
- ISBN
- 9780985096014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.41
€ 30.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. If the painting could talk.. what tales would they tell? This art book is designed to be read like a novel. It gets you up close and personal to individual masterpieces in the National Gallery, London. It unlocks the paintings' hidden histories, which have often been buried in articles, archives or reports. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 196 pages, approx. 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857094251
- ISBN
- 9781857094251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.40
€ 17.99
€ 14.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AFC; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 308 x 15. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857231266
- ISBN
- 9788857231266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.84
€ 37.99
€ 31.84
Hardcover. With contemporary advertising and sales catalogues as its sources, this book represents an exhaustive study of the Ikora and Myra lines in glass produced between the 1920s and 1950s by the Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG (WMF) at Geislingen/Steige. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 colour and 250 b&w reproductions. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; AFP; WCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 304 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1324.
- Publisher
- Arnoldsche
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783897901896
- ISBN
- 9783897901896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.17
€ 54.99
€ 46.17