Art & Architecture
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Art & Architecture
Paperback. Design is at the essence of storytelling, but how does a production find its style and identity? This book explains how to approach design, whether for film, television, video promo or commercial making, and introduces the techniques needed to make ideas happen. It shows how the simplest decisions can become powerful ideas on screen. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150 colour photographs. BIC Classification: APFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 420. Production Design and Art Direction Explained. 176 pages, 150 colour photographs. Design is at the essence of storytelling, but how does a production find its style and identity? This book explains how to approach design, whether for film, television, video promo or commercial making, and introduces the techniques needed to make ideas happen. It shows how the simplest decisions can become powerful ideas on screen. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APFX. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 12. Weight: 418.
- Publisher
- Crowood Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847973849
- ISBN
- 9781847973849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.02
€ 35.02
Hardcover. This book makes an important contribution to the understanding of the phenomenon of the tribute band by linking it to other types of imitative entertainment such as 'ghost', cover and parody bands. Series: Studies in Popular Music. Num Pages: 184 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845532635
- ISBN
- 9781845532635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.12
€ 42.12
Paperback. This book makes an important contribution to the understanding of the phenomenon of the tribute band by linking it to other types of imitative entertainment such as 'ghost', cover and parody bands. Series: Studies in Popular Music. Num Pages: 184 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845532451
- ISBN
- 9781845532451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.36
€ 32.36
Paperback. This is an ethnography of a powerful western cultural organization, the renowned Institut de Recherche et de Co-ordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM) in Paris. The book studies the social and cultural economy of an institution for research and production of avant-garde and computer music. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 14 tables. BIC Classification: AVA; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520202160
- ISBN
- 9780520202160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.06
€ 44.99
€ 32.06
Hardback. Addressing a diverse set of improvised art and music forms-from jazz and cinema to dance and literature-this volume traces how the social, political, and the aesthetic relate within the context of improvisation. Editor(s): Born, Georgina; Lewis, Eric; Straw, Will. Series: Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; AVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361787
- ISBN
- 9780822361787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.25
€ 114.25
Paperback. Addressing a diverse set of improvised art and music forms-from jazz and cinema to dance and literature-this volume traces how the social, political, and the aesthetic relate within the context of improvisation. Editor(s): Born, Georgina; Lewis, Eric; Straw, Will. Series: Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; AVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361947
- ISBN
- 9780822361947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Prominent components of Louis XIV's propaganda, the arts of spectacle also became sources of a potent resistance to the monarchy in late seventeenth-century France. The author tells the story of how the festive arts deployed an intricate network of subversive satire to undermine the rhetoric of sovereign authority. Num Pages: 324 pages, 8 colour plates, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings, 3 tables, 16 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; ASDL; AVGC3; AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226211558
- ISBN
- 9780226211558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.37
€ 50.99
€ 39.37
Paperback. Collects twelve of Georgia Douglas Johnson's one-act plays. This work provides a brief overview of Johnson's career and significance as a playwright; sections on the creative environment in which she worked; and a discussion of her genres, themes, and artistic techniques. Editor(s): Stephens, Judith L. Num Pages: 216 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; AN; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 251 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073335
- ISBN
- 9780252073335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.77
€ 24.99
€ 24.77
Paperback. How does a sign represent something other than itself? How do we come to understand the meaning of a written symbol? What happens when a sign crosses international borders of language and culture? Can clothes constitute a sign? Can colours? This work explores the world of symbols. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 130 illustrations, further reading list, index. BIC Classification: AC; GTE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500300879
- ISBN
- 9780500300879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.86
€ 10.99
€ 9.86
Hardback. aeo A concise but wide--ranging work by one of Francea s greatest historians. aeo Discusses the relation between art and society in Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century. aeo Demonstrates how the meaning and significance of art changes over time. Num Pages: 119 pages, 16 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACK; ACN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621739
- ISBN
- 9780745621739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.97
€ 64.97
Paperback. Of one-and-a-half million photographs related to Nazi concentration camps, only four depict the actual process of mass killing perpetrated at the gas chambers. This book reveals that these photos of Auschwitz, taken clandestinely by one of the Jewish prisoners forced to help carry out the atrocities there, were made as a potent act of resistance. Translator(s): Lillis, Shane B. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; AJCR; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350. Four Photographs from Auschwitz. 248 pages, 30 halftones. Of one-and-a-half million photographs related to Nazi concentration camps, only four depict the actual process of mass killing perpetrated at the gas chambers. This book reveals that these photos of Auschwitz, taken clandestinely by one of the Jewish prisoners forced to help carry out the atrocities there, were made as a potent act of resistance. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; AJCR; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 13. Weight: 302. Translator(s): Lillis, Shane B.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226148175
- ISBN
- 9780226148175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.72
€ 30.99
€ 24.72
Paperback. Presents arguments about the structure of images and the histories ascribed to them by scholars and critics working in the tradition of Vasari and Panofsky. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271024721
- ISBN
- 9780271024721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.54
€ 47.99
€ 36.54
Hardcover. The Black Dog Opera Library is the best, easiest, and most informative and budget-friendly way to enjoy four of the greatest operas of all time. Each book includes the complete Opera on 2 CDs and the complete libretto in its original language and English translation! Series: Black Dog & Leventhal's Opera Library. Num Pages: 144 pages, 133.35. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- HAR/COM
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579125080
- ISBN
- 9781579125080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.80
€ 19.99
€ 18.80
Paperback. Translator(s): Whitehouse, J. C. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590171516
- ISBN
- 9781590171516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.48
€ 16.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. A radically interdisciplinary inquiry into the origins of human consciousness, community, and potential. Editor(s): Kendall, Stuart. Translator(s): Kendall, Michelle; Kendall, Stuart. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: ACC; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951566
- ISBN
- 9781890951566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.86
€ 29.99
€ 21.86
Num Pages: 286 pages, 390 color & b/w photos. BIC Classification: AF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 288 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1666.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764322471
- ISBN
- 9780764322471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.93€ 38.86
€ 53.93
€ 38.86
hardcover. This collection contains 22 of George Zarnecki's studies, produced within the last 12 years, which provide a guide to recent research on English Romanesque sculpture. Num Pages: 509 pages, 324 illus. BIC Classification: AFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 509
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907132608
- ISBN
- 9780907132608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.96
€ 96.96
Book. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVQ; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 230 x 7. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423417095
- ISBN
- 9781423417095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.58
€ 26.99
€ 23.58
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 317 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1878.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rocky Mountain Books
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927330272
- ISBN
- 9781927330272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.72€ 43.83
€ 60.72
€ 43.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rocky Mountain Books,Canada Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926855028
- ISBN
- 9781926855028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 35.03
€ 52.99
€ 35.03
Hardback. The first black American to receive the Pulitzer Prize for music (for his composition Lilacs), George Walker recounts the most significant events in his life and distinguished career as a composer and a musician. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810869400
- ISBN
- 9780810869400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.42
€ 80.42
Paperback. From its inception in the 1960s to its present form, contemporary Mexican American or Chicano art has developed as an art of identity, asserting the uniqueness of Chicanos and their dual Mexican and US American cultural backgrounds. This book provides an overview of work created from the 1960s to the present. Num Pages: 288 pages, 61 b&w photos, 14 color photos in section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292721173
- ISBN
- 9780292721173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.19
€ 29.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781562223663
- ISBN
- 9781562223663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 43.33
€ 44.99
€ 43.33
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Film Directors. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081859
- ISBN
- 9780252081859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.62
€ 23.62