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Paperback. In 1845, a Reading bookseller named John Snare came across the dirt-blackened portrait of a prince at a country house auction. Suspecting that it might be a long-lost Velazquez, he bought the picture and set out to discover its strange history - a quest that led from fame to ruin and exile. This book pays homage to the Spanish master Velazquez. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AFC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099587040
ISBN
9780099587040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. "The Victorious Youth" is one of very few surviving life-size bronzes from ancient Greece. This book discusses the statue in its ancient context of public memorials, private collectors, market-oriented workshops and long-distance transportation. A complete conservation report is included. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 108 pages, 49 b&w illustrations, 1 colour fold-out. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ABC; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 331.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0212665
ISBN
9780892364701
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. "The Victorious Youth" is one of very few surviving life-size bronzes from ancient Greece. This book discusses the statue in its ancient context of public memorials, private collectors, market-oriented workshops and long-distance transportation. A complete conservation report is included. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 108 pages, 49 b&w illustrations, 1 colour fold-out. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ABC; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0212666
ISBN
9780892364701
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Hardcover. The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum buried during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, then rediscovered in 1750 contained a large collection of bronze and marble statuary and busts. Num Pages: 390 pages, 239ill.261col.ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 222 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892367221
ISBN
9780892367221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.12
€ 73.10

Paperback. This straightforward handbook offers a fresh approach to watercolour mastery that bridges the gap between theory and practice. Through thoughtful discussion, expert instruction, and in-depth step-by-step demonstrations, Leslie Frontz shows readers how to eliminate common barriers to achieve beautiful, captivating watercolour paintings. Num Pages: 192 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFCC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Watson-Guptill
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780770435295
ISBN
9780770435295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. This text is a collection of illustrations of masks from the Northwest Coast. Translator(s): Modelski, Sylvia. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACBK; AFK; GTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295966366
ISBN
9780295966366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. Winner of the Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller, this book is about a journey undertaken by the author that begins in the dusty city of Jingdezhen in China and travels on to Venice, Versailles, Dublin, Dresden, the Appalachian Mountains of South Carolina and the hills of Cornwall to tell the history of porcelain. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575986
ISBN
9780099575986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Presents a selection of about 100 plants that grow wild in Ireland or are cultivated in Irish gardens. This book features plants that range from native plants to exotic species introduced from the New World and Asia, unusual plants that grow in some of the most extreme environments in Ireland, and hybrids created by plant breeders. Illustrator(s): Walsh, Wendy F. Num Pages: 280 pages, 99 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; AGNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1460.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500514566
ISBN
9780500514566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. An Exhibition catalogue for "The Wishing Ceremony" by Sally Sheinman at the Art and Design Gallery, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, September 2005. Num Pages: 32 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 3. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898543992
ISBN
9781898543992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 673 colour photos. BIC Classification: AFY; AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 228. Weight in Grams: 1497.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349515
ISBN
9780764349515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.27

Hardcover. Gives insight into the work of an English, twentieth century, master goldsmith. This book is of interest to those who can appreciate and is interested in the skills of a master goldsmith, and one who takes pleasure in including flora and fauna, made from precious metals, into many of his designs and finished pieces. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 885.
Publisher
Robert Hale
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719801020
ISBN
9780719801020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.17
€ 75.63

Hardback. Collects the breadth and range of ceramic techniques. This title includes a guide to forming techniques, from pinch, coil, slab and wheel to mold-making, slip casting and extrusion, with sections on slip decoration, embossing and glazing, glaze recipes and applications. Num Pages: 320 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AFPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 263 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1430.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500516218
ISBN
9780500516218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.95

Hardcover. The World of Ornament brings together the two greatest encyclopedic collections of ornament of the 19th century: Auguste Racinet's L'Ornement polychrome Volumes I and II and Auguste Dupont-Auberville's L'Ornement des tissus to provide one lavish source book spanning jewelry, tile, stained glass, illuminated manuscript, textile and ceramic ornament. Num Pages: 824 pages. BIC Classification: AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 153 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1406.
Publisher
TASCHEN Gmbh
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Multilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836556255
ISBN
9783836556255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.23

Hardcover. Num Pages: 159 pages, over 300 color images. BIC Classification: AF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1130.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
159
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764334986
ISBN
9780764334986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.61

Hardback. This lavish catalogue presents 150 European paintings, pastels, and drawings from the late fifteenth to the mid-nineteenth century that have been given to the Metropolitan Museum by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman or are still held in Mrs. Wrightsman's private collection. Editor(s): Fahy, Everett. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 320 pages, 180 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 281 x 250 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300107197
ISBN
9780300107197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 57.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 130 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 844.
Publisher
Plain Crisp Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993152009
ISBN
9780993152009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement. This book presents the artist's writings about art includes public lectures, essays, and interviews. It features an informative introductory essay, rigorous annotation, and illustrations. Editor(s): Ashton, Dore; Banach, Joan. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 397 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. 397 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. Editor(s): Ashton, Dore; Banach, Joan. Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement. This book presents the artist's writings about art includes public lectures, essays, and interviews. It features an informative introductory essay, rigorous annotation, and illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 31. Weight: 820.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
397
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250482
ISBN
9780520250482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 38.90

paperback. An account of the tumultuous nine weeks in which the famous nineteenth century artists Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin shared a house in the small French town of Arles. It is an exploration of a fragile friendship, art, madness, genius behind a shocking act of self-mutilation that the world has sought to explain. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141016733
ISBN
9780141016733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719087479
ISBN
9780719087479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour prints. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACV; AFH; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 4. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413619006
ISBN
9780413619006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 107 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 229. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211931
ISBN
9780300211931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.44
€ 44.78

Hardback. Mercurial, saturnine, scandalous and unpredictable, Caravaggio - as a man, as a character and as an artist - holds dramatic appeal. He spent a large part of his life on the run, leaving a trail of illuminated chaos wherever he passed, most of it recorded in criminal justice records. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781780677002
ISBN
9781780677002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 8.33

Hardback. Paul Gauguin created some of the most advanced art in a brilliant generation of artists all of whom struggled against the stifling conformity of the late 19th century's artistic mainstream. He created paintings whose radically simplified lines and colours echoed the unschooled art of the rustic and native cultures he loved. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
9781780671895
ISBN
9781780671895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 8.33

paperback. What does it mean to write "This is not a pipe" across a bluntly literal painting of a pipe? By exploring the nuances and ambiguities of Magritte's visual critique of language, the author finds the painter less removed than previously thought from the pioneers of modern abstraction. Illustrator(s): Magritte, Rene. Editor(s): Harkness, James. Translator(s): Harkness, James. Series: Quantum Books. Num Pages: 104 pages, 30 b/w illustrations, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520236943
ISBN
9780520236943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.04

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