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Decorative arts

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

€ 37.99

Hardcover. Reproduces 14 images from a 15th century manuscript, now in the J. Paul Getty Musuem. The commentary places the manuscript within its context as an account of Alexander's life. Series: Monographs on Illuminated Manuscripts. Num Pages: 117 pages, 29 col and 13 b/w plates. BIC Classification: AC; AFT; AKLB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 430 x 349 x 44. Weight in Grams: 3992.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
117
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363711
ISBN
9780892363711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.56

Paperback. An introduction to the art of decorative patterning. Trilling analyzes the historical importance of ornament across the world, from the paleolithic age to the present. Individual styles and motifs are traced between cultures, spreading through trade, conquest and religious influences. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 246 illustrations, 68 in colour. BIC Classification: AC; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500203439
ISBN
9780500203439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.03

Paperback. Includes over 700 full-colour photographs of the work of leading tattoo artists from all over the world, including: Horiyoshi III, Filip Leu, Louis Molloy, Hannah Aitchison, Jime Litwalk, Mike DeVries, Buena Vista Tattoo Club, Adam Collins, Face the Fact, Kore Flatmo, Jeff Gogue, Dan Gold, Good Times, Barba Kari, Cecil Porter, and more. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 448 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: AFT; AFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 145 x 31. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849015684
ISBN
9781849015684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. This book brings overdue recognition to the artistry and craftsmanship of the Plateau Indians by focusing on the remarkable collection amassed by the late Doris Swayze Bounds, an Oregon banker, who grew up among the Native people. Many of the items in her collection came to her as gifts from her Indian friends. 280 illustrations, 48 in color. Editor(s): Harless, Susan E. Num Pages: 176 pages, 280 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295976730
ISBN
9780295976730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.80

Hardback. Based on the contemporary design world from all over Europe, Australia and the United States, this title profiles 75 artisans who use craft techniques, rather than mass-production methods, to create stylish, whimsical, covetable objects. It includes colour photographs featuring a variety of crafts, including art, ceramics, furniture, and jewelry. Num Pages: 320 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AFT; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1384.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd London
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500515853
ISBN
9780500515853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Making the new politics of craft and sustainability Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AFT; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538248
ISBN
9781784538248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.60

Hardcover. Tells the story of the magnificent royal inheritance of diamonds from the time of Queen Adelaide in the 1830s to the present day. Illustrated with archive material as well as photography of the jewels, this book includes stones of international importance as well as items of great historic significance. Num Pages: 324 pages, 348 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFKG; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 321 x 254 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2732.
Publisher
Royal Collection Trust
Number of pages
324
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905686384
ISBN
9781905686384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.00
€ 106.11

Hardback. Catalogs more than four hundred decorative objects in the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, including painted enamels, snuffboxes, porcelain, pottery, ceramics, jewelry, furniture, cast metal, and textiles from throughout Europe and Asia, with the majority dating from the late seventh century to the twentieth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, 478 color illus. 75 duotones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBBEY; AC; AFT; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 290 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154909
ISBN
9780691154909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.24

Hardcover. Num Pages: 132 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AFC; AFTB; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 268 x 16. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894898294
ISBN
9781894898294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.53

Hardcover. Important new book on Shaker art and life accompanying a major US exhibition with extraordinary objects, outstanding scholarship, and a series of new photographs Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 color and black and white plates. BIC Classification: AFT; AKR; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 284 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1920.
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847842629
ISBN
9780847842629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.50

Paperback. A study of the Spitz book of hours, one of the finest French manuscripts in the collections of the Getty Museum, painted in the International style. Gregory Clark places the manuscript in the turbulent context of Parisian culture around 1420. All the book's miniatures are reproduced in colour. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 90 pages, 40 colour & 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; ACK; AFT; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 191 x 7. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367122
ISBN
9780892367122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 360 color photos. BIC Classification: AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300288
ISBN
9780764300288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.10

Hardcover. A colourful kaleidoscope of the handcrafts created by Egypt's artisans today in glass, wood, fabric, stone, and other media Editor(s): El-Batraoui, Menha. Translator(s): McClure, Mandy; Shawkat, Nabil. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACBP; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 240. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167539
ISBN
9789774167539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.26

Hardback. Accompanying the Smithsonian Institutions major exhibition, this book features more than sixty objects that large embassies, diplomatic missions and trade delegations from Ottoman Turkey and Safavid Iran offered to the Tsars of Russia. It explores the reasons why these extraordinary gifts were presented, their artistic and cultural impact. Editor(s): Levykin, Alexey Konstantinovich. Num Pages: 160 pages, 107 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 263 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1462.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500514979
ISBN
9780500514979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 222 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AFT; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 287 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1356.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351495
ISBN
9780764351495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.18

Paperback. Presenting an exploration of tin men and their creators, this work contains interviews with craftspeople, gallery owners, collectors, and Sheet Metal Workers' International Association officials, linking tinsmith artistry to issues of craft education, union traditions, labour history, and social class. Series: Folklore and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, 101 photographs. BIC Classification: AFTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 331. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073755
ISBN
9780252073755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.15

Num Pages: 271 pages, 640 color photos. BIC Classification: AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1908.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331763
ISBN
9780764331763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.73
€ 78.95

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
€ 23.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Russian ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500976944
ISBN
9780500976944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.46

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