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Art & Architecture

Architecture books onlineIntroducing… our broad range of books on Architecture, Photography, Art Forms, Film TV & Radio, Dance and Performing Arts, Music and History of Art. In our Film TV & Radio section, we have many other sub-genres such as Books That Inspired Movies including Gone Girl, The Enigma, Fifty Shades of Grey and Foxcatcher. Our Music section includes biographies and sheet music of famous musicians past and present, international and Irish – Elvis, Taylor Swift, David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Bono and many more.

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Art & Architecture

paperback. The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre. But what actually are they? This work tells the history and explains the significance of the Parthenon, the temple of the virgin goddess Athena, the divine patroness of ancient Athens. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AMN; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
9781846683497
ISBN
9781846683497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Starting with a visit to the British Museum, the authors prompt us to consider the significance of Classics as a means of discovery and enquiry, its value in terms of literature, philosophy, and culture, and its importance as a source of imagery. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, black and white halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AHA; AM; DSBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780192853851
ISBN
9780192853851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.99

Garcilaso de la Vega and the Material Culture of Renaissance Europe examines the role of cultural objects in the lyric poetry of Garcilaso de la Vega, the premier poet of sixteenth-century Spain. Series: Toronto Iberic. Num Pages: 248 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADS; 3JB; ACND; DSBD; DSC; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647558
ISBN
9781442647558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.79

Paperback. Argues that four French writers - Michel Tournier, J.M.G. Le Clezio, Tahar Ben Jelloun and Leila Sebbar - practice "activist writing" which, when combined with the work of certain photographers, reframes a picture of Maghreb produced by two centuries of Orientalist misrepresentation. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515468
ISBN
9780742515468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AF; DSBF; DSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349647576
ISBN
9781349647576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Presents perspectives on Santa Fe's transformation over the last 160 years. This book accompanies a major exhibition organized by Palace of the Governors Photo Archives to open at the Palace of the Governors/New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe. Num Pages: 268 pages, 276 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KBBWX; AJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 249 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135501
ISBN
9780890135501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.23
€ 48.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 396 color photos. BIC Classification: AMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333927
ISBN
9780764333927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.45

Hardback. Defining Visions is a powerful narrative social history that examines television's rise as the great "certifying agent" in American life. This newly updated and fully revised edition extends its coverage to the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405170543
ISBN
9781405170543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.63

Paperback. Defining Visions is a powerful narrative social history that examines television's rise as the great "certifying agent" in American life. This newly updated and fully revised edition extends its coverage to the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405170536
ISBN
9781405170536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.41

Paperback. This text looks at how modern and contemporary architects work with natural light. It considers ideas about space and spatiality, how lighting can orchestrate form and movement, and patterns of human occupation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 177 black & white halftones, 64 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AMR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415394796
ISBN
9780415394796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Hardback. Series: The Arts in Higher Education. Num Pages: 274 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137544483
ISBN
9781137544483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.23

Hardback. Investigates how postmodern techniques are used to create works that embody contemporary contradictions. The author proposes a poststructuralist/postmodern film theory which enhances the analysis of this type of film. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; APF; HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840980
ISBN
9780810840980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415577380
ISBN
9780415577380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. This companion text to the author's Learning to Look at Paintings addresses some of the questions commonly asked about modern art, covering key movements of the modern and postmodern periods in an illustrated volume. Num Pages: 360 pages, 112 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415238120
ISBN
9780415238120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.92

Paperback. Presents a study and appraisal of paintings, drawings and prints. This book shows how you can develop visual, analytical and historical skills in learning to look at and understand an image by analyzing how it works, what its pictorial elements are and how they relate to each other. It contains images by such artists as Rembrandt and Tacita Dean. Num Pages: 304 pages, 83 black & white halftones, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415435185
ISBN
9780415435185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.47

Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460. Performing Dancehall, Roots Reggae, and Rastafari in Japan. 304 pages, 5 illustrations. Traces the history of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. This title provides an ethnographic analysis of the ways that many Japanese involved in reggae as musicians and dancers, seek to reimagine their lives through Jamaican culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347224
ISBN
9780822347224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.79

Hardcover. Offers an overview of the graphic art produced by artists, illustrators and writers who have used the typewriter as a tool and a medium. This book features early ornamental works produced by secretaries in the late 19th century to the typewritten document in the digital age. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 323 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500241493
ISBN
9780500241493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. An exploration of Radiohead's game-changing album. Rather than simply reinforcing Kid A's canonical status, it situates the album in the temporal, examining it from various philosophical and cultural interpretations of time in order to arrive at its political and social stakes. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 121 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages, ill. An exploration of Radiohead's game-changing album. Rather than simply reinforcing Kid A's canonical status, it situates the album in the temporal, examining it from various philosophical and cultural interpretations of time in order to arrive at its political and social stakes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 165 x 121 x 10. Weight: 154.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826423436
ISBN
9780826423436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. Fail-safe tricks and illusions are combined with tips on performance and principles of showmanship in this complete guide to creating magic acts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 59. BIC Classification: ASZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Derrydale Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568332291
ISBN
9781568332291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.80

Paperback. Offers a rethinking of photography's impact on our culture and our lives. This title provides an exploration of the many ways photographs package information and values, demand and hold attention, and shape our knowledge of and experience in the world. Editor(s): Heiferman, Marvin. Num Pages: 264 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Aperture
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597111997
ISBN
9781597111997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.21

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