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Paperback. The Discobolus or discus-thrower is a marvellous classical piece of sculpture that over time has come to mean different things to different people. It is originally cast in bronze by the fifth-century BC sculptor Myron. This book tells the story of Myron's Discobolus both as an archaeological artefact and bearer of meaning. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 161 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170. Series: Objects in Focus. 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. The Discobolus or discus-thrower is a marvellous classical piece of sculpture that over time has come to mean different things to different people. It is originally cast in bronze by the fifth-century BC sculptor Myron. This book tells the story of Myron's Discobolus both as an archaeological artefact and bearer of meaning. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 207 x 161 x 6. Weight: 170.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714122717
- ISBN
- 9780714122717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.37
€ 9.37
Hardcover. When was the Dome of the Rock built and what meanings was the structure meant to convey. This book returns to one of the important pieces of evidence: the mosaic inscriptions running around the two faces of the octagonal arcade. Detailed examination of the physical characteristics, morphology and content of these inscriptions provides new evidence. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 black and white, 50 colour illustrations, 40 black and white line art. BIC Classification: 1FBH; AFKC; AMN; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748695607
- ISBN
- 9780748695607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.70€ 117.04
€ 130.70
€ 117.04
Paperback. Hugely popular in their own time, the 'Dutch Italianates' fell out of favour in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. However, for the founders of Dulwich Picture Gallery, they were names to mention in the same breath as Rembrandt and Ruisdael. This book celebrates Dutch Italianate vision, and also tells the story of Dulwich Picture Gallery. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 242 x 10. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Philip Wilson Publishers
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856676574
- ISBN
- 9780856676574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; AC; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Royal Collection Trust United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905686469
- ISBN
- 9781905686469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.88€ 100.67
€ 112.88
€ 100.67
Paperback. An autobiographical account of the early years of James McBey, the self-taught boy from a humble north-east village who became one of Scotland's most successful and celebrated artists. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AFH; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862414450
- ISBN
- 9780862414450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. The Easter Bunny, the bearer of gifts, fancy eggs, sweet candy, and warm, cuddly stuffed animals, is beautifully carved with clear step-by-step, color illustrated instructions. Also included is a simple technique for creating beautiful Easter eggs and a gallery of many bunny "humanimals." Num Pages: 64 pages, 250+ color photos. BIC Classification: AFKC; WD; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 275 x 5. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887403811
- ISBN
- 9780887403811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.71
€ 16.99
€ 12.71
Paperback. Creating wooden Christmas figures. Series: Schiffer Book for Woodcarvers. Num Pages: 64 pages, 219 color prints, 20 b & w illustrations. BIC Classification: 5HC; AFKC; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 219 x 7. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764306877
- ISBN
- 9780764306877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. The Education of the Eye examines the origins of visual culture in eighteenth-century Britain, setting out to reclaim visual culture for the democracy of the eye and to explain how aesthetic contemplation may, once more, be open to all who have eyes to look. Num Pages: 296 pages, 63 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748001
- ISBN
- 9780804748001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardcover. Landscape painting is one of the most popular subjects for painters working in the medium of oils. In The Elements of Landscape Oil Painting, author and noted instructor/painter Suzanne Brooker presents the fundamentals necessary for mastering landscape oil painting, breaking landscapes down into component parts: sky, terrain, trees, and water. Num Pages: 208 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFCL; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 288 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1208.
- Publisher
- Watson-Guptill
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804137553
- ISBN
- 9780804137553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.05
€ 40.99
€ 27.05
Paperback. Almost two hundred years after they were purchased from Greece, the finest and most famous marbles of antiquity still remain a burning issue. This title presents story of the Elgin marbles, the greatest art theft in history. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611453157
- ISBN
- 9781611453157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.90
€ 16.99
€ 15.90
Hardcover. In the fifth century BCE, an artistic revolution occurred in Greece, as sculptors developed the ways of representing bodies, movement, and space. This title tells the story of Greek sculpture. It provides the ways to understand classical sculpture in Greek terms, and analyzes the relationship between political and stylistic histories. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 colour plates, 130 halftones, 12 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 2232.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226570631
- ISBN
- 9780226570631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 84.13
€ 95.06
€ 84.13
Paperback. Wonder, not accuracy, realism, naturalism, or truth, was the supreme objective of Greek sculptors. This tile offers a fresh way to understand the epoch-making sculpture of classical Greece. It traces this way of thinking about art from the poems of Homer to the philosophy of Plato. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 colour plates, 1 map, 142 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226570648
- ISBN
- 9780226570648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AC; AFCC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1008. Very nice copy wiith minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Sansom & Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0002386
- ISBN
- 9781904537106
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. This study contributes to ongoing discussions on the connections between the environmental imaginary and issues of identity, place and nation. Utilizing a delimited ecocritical approach, McNee puts Brazilian culture, through the work of contemporary poets and visual artists, into a broader, transnational dialogue. Series: Literatures, Cultures, and the Environment. Num Pages: 202 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AF; DSA; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349481521
- ISBN
- 9781349481521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Hardcover. This study contributes to ongoing discussions on the connections between the environmental imaginary and issues of identity, place and nation. Utilizing a delimited ecocritical approach, McNee puts Brazilian culture, through the work of contemporary poets and visual artists, into a broader, transnational dialogue. Series: Literatures, Cultures, and the Environment. Num Pages: 202 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADPB; AFC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386144
- ISBN
- 9781137386144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 195 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 304 x 255 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271026923
- ISBN
- 9780271026923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.22€ 48.94
€ 52.22
€ 48.94
Paperback. The Essential Durer offers an accessible and up-to-date look at one of Germany's most famous artists. Essays explore his life as well as his art and its remarkable reception across Europe. Editor(s): Silver, Larry; Smith, Jeffrey Chipps. Num Pages: 312 pages, 88 illus. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221787
- ISBN
- 9780812221787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardcover. Artist Louis Icart's famous etchings of beautiful women are pictured here in 456 photos with critical appraisals of his techniques. A family background includes personal photos of Icart's wife, scenes from his home and studio, and a chronological catalog of many of his etchings. Num Pages: 192 pages, 456 photos. BIC Classification: AC; AFH; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916838645
- ISBN
- 9780916838645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.34€ 46.95
€ 65.34
€ 46.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- F+W Media, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580629805
- ISBN
- 9781580629805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.29
€ 17.99
€ 17.29
paperback. A court-painter to Marie Antoinette, Elisabeth Vigee-LeBrun was rediscovered in the 1970s as part of the "hidden feminist heritage". This text uses her career to explore the position of "woman-artist" in the moral, philosophical, professional and medical debates about women in 18th-century France. Num Pages: 368 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226752822
- ISBN
- 9780226752822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.51
€ 52.99
€ 41.51
Hardback. Examines the life and work of George Grosz after he fled Nazi Germany in 1933 and sought to re-establish his artistic career under changed circumstances in New York. This book situates Grosz's American production specifically within the cultural politics of German exile in the United States during World War II and the Cold War. Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 Color, scattered. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition /First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281943
- ISBN
- 9780520281943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.35€ 51.34
€ 65.35
€ 51.34
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 156 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 314 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1534.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764349041
- ISBN
- 9780764349041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.80
€ 53.99
€ 35.80
Hardback. A biography of the artist Oskar Kokoschka who, despite being badly wounded in the First World War, lived to paint, teach, write, exhibit, and engage the affections of a host of beautiful women. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFA; ACXD1; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704. Very good copy
First edition
First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KEX0303320
- ISBN
- 9780747542070
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. These essays trace the femme fatale across literature, visual culture and cinema, exploring the ways in which fatal femininity has been imagined in different cultural contexts and historical epochs, and moving from mythical women such as Eve, Medusa and the Sirens via historical figures such as Mata Hari to fatal women in contemporary cinema. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AF; AP; HBTB; JFC; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349301447
- ISBN
- 9781349301447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10