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Art & Architecture
Paperback. Provides an illustrated analysis of the symbolic imagery found in gardens throughout history. This work discusses the constituent elements of gardens - both real and imagined - that uncovers their often-hidden symbolic meanings. It uses over 380 paintings to provide a continuous visual record of the myriad and ephemeral form of the garden. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGN; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Getty Publications
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368853
- ISBN
- 9780892368853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.94
€ 29.99
€ 21.94
Paperback. In an era of intense religious conflict in Europe, the "Ceremonies et costumes religieuses de tous les peoples du monde" (1723-37), written by Jean Frederic Bernard, set a new agenda for thinking about faith and provided a lasting visual template for representing the world's religions. The authors approach this work from a variety of angles. Editor(s): Jacob, Margaret; Mijnhardt, Wijnan. Num Pages: 388 pages, 8-colour & 128 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892369683
- ISBN
- 9780892369683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.24€ 50.14
€ 64.24
€ 50.14
Hardcover. Photographer John Humble has created a body of work that uniquely captures the distinctive architecture and natural environment of Southern California. This work is a celebration of Humble's distinctive view of Los Angeles - from the concrete channels of the Los Angeles River and the monumental freeways in the sky to the people and the cityscape. Num Pages: 88 pages, 45 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 305 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1129.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892368815
- ISBN
- 9780892368815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.05
€ 45.99
€ 33.05
Hardback. Much of how WWI is understood today is rooted in the artistic depictions of the brutal violence and extensive destruction that marked the conflict. This book examines how the physical and psychological devastation of the war altered the course of 20th-century artistic Modernism. Num Pages: 192 pages, 67 full-colour & 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 263 x 17. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064313
- ISBN
- 9781606064313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.35
€ 45.99
€ 33.35
paperback. Translator(s): Herrmann, Wolfgang. Series: Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 220 pages, 22 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 192 x 25. Weight in Grams: 933.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780892361984
- ISBN
- 9780892361984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.94
€ 29.99
€ 21.94
Paperback. This study examines the sexual, historical and artistic contexts in which Renoir's "La Promenade" was created, and what it reveals about Renoir as man and artist. The reader is invited to see the work as a rejection of the idealist world of academic art and as a challenge to social and moral norms. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 colour and 32 b&w illustrations, 1 colour foldout. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles California
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KEX0212702
- ISBN
- 9780892363650
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Seeks to familiarize American audiences with Nicolas Lancret(1690-1743), a master of the genre of fete galante, who was a revered painter in his own time, rivalling his contemporaries Antoine Watteau and Francois Boucher, and a favourite of crowned heads across Europe. Num Pages: 100 pages, 32 b&w illustrations, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACQ; AFCL; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 10. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368327
- ISBN
- 9780892368327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.66
€ 21.99
€ 17.66
Paperback. Editor(s): Anderson, Richard. Translator(s): Dawson, Julie. Num Pages: 368 pages, 120 illus., b&w. BIC Classification: AMA; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 121 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Columbia GSAPP Books on Architecture
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883584757
- ISBN
- 9781883584757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.59
€ 21.99
€ 17.59
Hardcover. In 1984 the Getty Museum acquired a collection of Italian Renaissance majolica, or tin-glazed earthenware. This volume catalogues this collection of 45 objects spanning 400 years, including a pair of 18th-century candlesticks representing mythological scenes and a tabletop with hunting scenes. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 colour, 270 duotone & 17 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; AC; AFPC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1905.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892366705
- ISBN
- 9780892366705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.60€ 71.73
€ 87.60
€ 71.73
Hardback. An illustrated look at the evolution of the photographic work of Ed Ruscha - the quintessential Los Angeles artist. It features 38 Ruscha plates and an essay that traces the evolution of the artist's thinking about his photographs initially as the means to end, and eventually as works of art in and of themselves. Num Pages: 100 pages, 11 full-colour & 56 duatones. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061381
- ISBN
- 9781606061381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.04
€ 29.99
€ 22.04
paperback. Num Pages: 40 pages, 40 colour. BIC Classification: AKLP; APT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 410 x 13. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Insights
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781608874958
- ISBN
- 9781608874958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 5.70
€ 19.99
€ 5.70
Hardback. An exploration of Greek theatre as seen through its many depictions in classical art. It addresses the vibrant imprint that ancient Greek tragedy and comedy left on the visual arts of classical Greece. Num Pages: 176 pages, 75 full-colour & 67 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606060377
- ISBN
- 9781606060377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.44
€ 52.56
€ 41.44
Paperback. The 19 papers in this volume stem from a symposium that brought together academics, archaeologists, museum curators, conservators and a practising marble sculptor to discuss varying approaches to restoration of ancient stone sculptures. Editor(s): Grossman, Janet Burnett; Podany, Jerry; True, Marion. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 colour and 150 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; ABC; ACG; AFKB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892367238
- ISBN
- 9780892367238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.24€ 50.14
€ 64.24
€ 50.14
Paperback. Presented in glossary format, this volume gives precise definitions of the words and phrases most frequently encountered by museum visitors in exhibition labels and texts. Series: Looking at. Num Pages: 120 pages, 75 colour and 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367085
- ISBN
- 9780892367085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.73
€ 21.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) is widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative post-World War II Italian artists. This title presents a technical study in English of this important painter and an informative overview of Fontana's life and work. Num Pages: 152 pages, 76 full-colour & 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061145
- ISBN
- 9781606061145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.44
€ 52.56
€ 41.44
Paperback. Offers an overview of the Getty's collections and provides a history of the museum and its founder. This volume features treasures of the ancient world and medieval manuscripts, impressionist paintings, and American photographs. It also offers an indispensable look at Getty Villa in Malibu and Getty Center on a hilltop in Brentwood. Num Pages: 392 pages, 374 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 219 x 25. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Edition
- Eighth Edition, Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064498
- ISBN
- 9781606064498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.59
€ 21.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. Offers a personal account of the author's consuming passion for art collection. This title also offers a portrait of an idiosyncratic and personal passion for art - and how his first serious forays into art collecting in the 1930s would turn into a love that ends with the foundation of one of the world's finest museums. Num Pages: 80 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606060872
- ISBN
- 9781606060872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.86
€ 11.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. Series: GCI Scientific Program Reports. Num Pages: 256 pages, 173 b&w charts. BIC Classification: 1DVWYM; 3H; ABC; AMN; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892367771
- ISBN
- 9780892367771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.33
€ 51.99
€ 37.33
Paperback. Series: Occasional Paper. Num Pages: 80 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: ABA; JMC; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 228 x 7. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892361793
- ISBN
- 9780892361793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.70
€ 21.99
€ 17.70
Hardback. Offers a collection of emotionally charged photographs that document a poignant day in American history. This title offers a photo-essay documenting the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom of August 28, 1963, the historic day on which Dr Martin Luther King Jr delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the base of the Lincoln Memorial. Num Pages: 128 pages, 79 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JJPK; AJB; AJCR; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 226 x 16. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061213
- ISBN
- 9781606061213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.25
€ 34.99
€ 25.25
Hardcover. This work, covering the years 1816-1820, makes the contents of some of the tens of thousands of sales catalogues published during the 19th century accessible to scholars. Information provided includes sales dates and lot numbers, prices and names of buyers and sellers, and locations of auctions. Num Pages: 583 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; ABQ; ACV; AFC; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 583
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892363957
- ISBN
- 9780892363957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.67€ 118.46
€ 157.67
€ 118.46
Paperback. Examines the painting in relation to the artist's life and works, explores his stylistic development, and considers as well, his often complex relationship with other artists. This work also looks at the subject matter of the piece within the broader historical context of 17th-century Dutch concepts of domesticity and parenthood. Num Pages: 96 pages, 34 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892368440
- ISBN
- 9780892368440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.25
€ 26.99
€ 20.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 134 pages, 41 illus., color. BIC Classification: AFF; AGZ; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia GSAPP Books on Architecture
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883584900
- ISBN
- 9781883584900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.33
€ 33.99
€ 24.33
Hardback. The history of art is inseparable from the history of colour. This book takes readers across the globe and over the centuries on a tour through the history of color in art. It aims to uncover the origins and science of colour. It is illustrated in full colour throughout with 166 major works of art. Num Pages: 166 pages, 166 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 262 x 14. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064290
- ISBN
- 9781606064290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.84
€ 29.99
€ 21.84