Decorative arts
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Decorative arts
Paperback. Documents a type of folk art in West Bengal, India, that combines traditional narrative scroll painting with singing and storytelling. This title depicts the life and work of modern day artists who have reinvigorated their folk art by depicting contemporary social issues. Num Pages: 120 pages, 118 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 219 x 12. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134894
- ISBN
- 9780890134894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.89
€ 40.99
€ 29.89
paperback. Essays on the development of Boas' theories on primitive art and his legacy i Northwest Coast art studies offer a theoretical framework for this collectio of 14 articles written between 1889 and 1916 by the art historian and anthropologist. The articles, in which he disputes Eurocentric art theorie Editor(s): Jonaitis, Aldona. Num Pages: 380 pages, 242 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295973845
- ISBN
- 9780295973845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 38.28
€ 41.99
€ 38.28
Considering economic and political forces, flows of people and materials, and frames that define cultural and market situations as they play out in the artisan communities of these two countries, Wherry uncovers how authentic folk tradition is capitalized or created. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13, 6 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 1KLCR; AFT; JFFS; KND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887949
- ISBN
- 9780801887949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.69
€ 71.69
Paperback. "Engaged in fascinating and useful multidisciplinary research, Cranz is an avatar for body-friendly design.. Read [The Chair] and cheer."--Elizabeth Zimmer, Village Voice Num Pages: 288 pages, 90 illustrations. BIC Classification: AFT; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393319552
- ISBN
- 9780393319552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.34
€ 18.99
€ 18.34
Hardback. This text introduces a group of young black artists who painted their way out of the despair awaiting them in 1950s Florida. Emerging in the late 1950s, the Highwaymen created idyllic, quickly realized images of the Florida dream and peddled some 100,000 of them from the trunks of their cars. Num Pages: 128 pages, 63 colour photographs, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; ACXD; AFC; AFTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813022819
- ISBN
- 9780813022819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.79
€ 41.99
€ 37.79
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACX; AFT; AK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Acc Publishing Group Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851498550
- ISBN
- 9781851498550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.71
€ 41.99
€ 41.71
paperback. The Pictish School of Celtic art from pagan symbols to monumental sculptures, thoroughly covered and illustrated. Num Pages: 164 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFTB; AFTC; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 9. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Number of pages
- 171
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780094769007
- ISBN
- 9780094769007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. An award-winning, beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells now available in Spanish. Here George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript. Spanish language edition Illustrator(s): Rooney, David; O'Brien, Eoin. Translator(s): Losada, Cruz. Series: Exploring. Num Pages: 72 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 147.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847173546
- ISBN
- 9781847173546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.27
€ 11.99
€ 11.27
Paperback. This big book presents a wide range of cast metal bookend designs shown in over 500 color photos. Each is identified and there are histories of the manufacturers, book racks, catalogs and a useful identification and buyers' guide. Num Pages: 192 pages, 573 color photos. BIC Classification: AFT; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 281 x 12. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300400
- ISBN
- 9780764300400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 28.32
€ 41.99
€ 28.32
Paperback. Presents the different types of caravan and the great variety of art which was carved and painted upon them and their brothers-in-transport, the old narrowboats. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFTB; WGC; WGGN; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 248 x 10. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455020
- ISBN
- 9780752455020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.65
€ 26.99
€ 23.65
Paperback. Honiton lace is one of the world's great laces and this book for the first time tells the full story of the industry that produces it, from its beginnings in the sixteenth century to its demise in the twentieth. Over 100 photographs illustrate the history of design in Honiton lace as well as the technical aspects of manufacture. Num Pages: 364 pages, 97 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AFT; HBTB; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859893794
- ISBN
- 9780859893794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.51
€ 54.51
Paperback. A colour compendium of tile art and production from around the world, ranging from ancient times onwards. Placing the tiles firmly in their historical and cultural context, it highlights the continuity and diversity of tiles, examining how tile art in one time and place has inspired and rejuvenated those in others. Num Pages: 304 pages, 330 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFP; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1366.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714150994
- ISBN
- 9780714150994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.24
€ 32.99
€ 28.24
Paperback. Originally published in 1968, Karsten Harries's classic work provides a philosophical understanding of how modern art differs fundamentally from the art of earlier periods. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: AFT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 3. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810105935
- ISBN
- 9780810105935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.58
€ 29.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFT; AGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 257 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Kent State Univ Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873382120
- ISBN
- 9780873382120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.74
€ 29.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, 120 illustrations, 100 in colour. BIC Classification: AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st British Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500973769
- ISBN
- 9780500973769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.20
€ 35.99
€ 33.20
hardcover. From the illustrious Mughal Empire during its greatest period of monument-building and artistic creativity to the time of British rule, the richness of India's architecture is overwhelming. The author's fine photographs reveals the skill, patience and pictorial imagination of the many thousands of craftsmen who have turned to floral motifs. Num Pages: 256 pages, 350 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AFT; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 200. .
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500518397
- ISBN
- 9780500518397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.18
€ 45.99
€ 37.18
Paperback. A visually stunning compilation of modern Indian design and architecture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 109 colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AFT; AK; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Mini ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714839486
- ISBN
- 9780714839486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17
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
€ 46.99€ 31.06
€ 46.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. Theory of Craft: Function and Aesthetic Expression Num Pages: 343 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469600901
- ISBN
- 9781469600901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.20
€ 55.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 2220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Edition
- Arabic ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857204048
- ISBN
- 9788857204048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.55€ 61.34
€ 63.55
€ 61.34