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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. This essay is an attempt to reconcile the disturbing contradiction between the striving for order in nature and in man and the principle of entropy implicit in the second law of thermodynamics - between the tendency toward greater organization and the general trend of the material universe toward death and disorder. Num Pages: 72 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108. An Essay on Disorder and Order. 72 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 5. Weight: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
40th Anniversary Edition
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266001
ISBN
9780520266001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.42

Paperback. A collection of essays that explores concrete poetry and the metaphors of Dante, photography and the meaning of music. It deals with color composition, forgeries, and the problems of perspective, on art in education and therapy, on the style of artists' late works, and the reading of maps. Num Pages: 348 pages, 61ill. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484. 348 pages, 61ill. A collection of essays that explores concrete poetry and the metaphors of Dante, photography and the meaning of music. It deals with color composition, forgeries, and the problems of perspective, on art in education and therapy, on the style of artists' late works, and the reading of maps. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 20. Weight: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520055544
ISBN
9780520055544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. Explores the unexpected perceptual consequences of architecture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 114 line illustrations, 2 music examples. BIC Classification: AMA; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422. 30th Anniversary Edition. 296 pages, illustrations. Explores the unexpected perceptual consequences of architecture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AMA; AMX. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight: 402.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261259
ISBN
9780520261259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Using many examples, this title considers the factors that determine the overall organization of visual form in works of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Num Pages: 250 pages, 95 b/w photographs, 62 line illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364. A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts. 250 pages, Illustrations. Using many examples, this title considers the factors that determine the overall organization of visual form in works of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight: 368.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261266
ISBN
9780520261266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Focuses on the way art in film was derived from that medium's early limitations: no sound, no color, no three-dimensional depth. Num Pages: 230 pages, 2 diagrams. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 121 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
50Anniversary Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248373
ISBN
9780520248373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Explores the creative process through the sketches executed by Picasso for his mural "Guernica". The drawings and paintings shown herein, as well as the photographs of the stages of the final painting, represent the visual record of the creative stages of a major work of art. Num Pages: 139 pages, 1 color plate, 72 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 278 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
139
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250079
ISBN
9780520250079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 518 pages, 281 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 738. A Psychology of the Creative Eye. 518 pages, 281 illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 34. Weight: 734.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243835
ISBN
9780520243835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.39

Hardback. Artist Bruce Conner (1933-2008) moved to San Francisco in 1957 and quickly enmeshed himself in the Bay Area's distinctive cultural milieu, combining a vision and a multifaceted body of work that went beyond the limitations of any genre. This title deals with his life. Editor(s): Frieling, Rudolf; Garrels, Gary. Num Pages: 360 pages, 250 photographs and b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 248. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290563
ISBN
9780520290563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.88
€ 61.50

Hardcover. Cady Wells (1904-1954) was one of the most innovative modern artists to work within the Santa Fe and Taos colonies in the years between 1932 and 1954, and one of the finest American watercolorists. This retrospective of his work includes essays which explore Wells' art and life including his intimate friendship with Martha Graham. Editor(s): Rudnick, Lois. Num Pages: 160 pages, 74 colour & 15 b/w ills. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 246 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135587
ISBN
9780890135587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 112 p. approx. 200 ills., 150 in color. BIC Classification: AMC; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034607254
ISBN
9783034607254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 47.31

Hardcover. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 669 pages, 660 b&w + 150 color illus. BIC Classification: AFF; AGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 220 x 51. Weight in Grams: 4821.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
669
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300041057
ISBN
9780300041057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 386.31
€ 293.34

Paperback. This is the oral account of the city's most influential bands, including Kraftwerk, NEU!, DAF, Die Krupps and many more. Num Pages: 448 pages, 25 x black & white images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AVGV; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785581199
ISBN
9781785581199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.30

Hardback. The trajectory of Hong Kong films had been drastically affected long before the city's official sovereignty transfer from the British to the Chinese in 1997. The author introduces the "Cinema of Transitions," using examples from the 1980s to the present, to study New Hong Kong Cinema and on- and off-screen life against this background. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPR; 3JM; APFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387039
ISBN
9781782387039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.55

Hardcover. A study that presents a comparative treatment of four East Roman provinces in the period 50 BC-AD 250 - Aphrodisias and Ephesos in Turkey, Athens in Greece and Gerasa in Jordan - and examines the instrumental factors behind regional and local urban developments. Num Pages: 291 pages, 45 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDA; AMC; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
291
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763526067
ISBN
9788763526067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.25
€ 59.48

Paperback. Rubina is a one-in-a-million-star. After being plucked from among the five-hundred slum children who auditioned for Danny Boyle's multi-Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire", she saw her fairytale dream of stardom come true. But what does the future hold for a little girl now trapped between Hollywood glamour and the poverty of her Mumbai slum? Num Pages: 192 pages, 8-page full colour photos. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 144. 8vo.Some minor wear otherwise a good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0264201
ISBN
9780552776370
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. The history of an aesthetic sensibility that began with Op Art and album covers; with more than seventy-five stunning color images. Editor(s): Rubin, David S. Num Pages: 138 pages, 92 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 208 x 19. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
138
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262014045
ISBN
9780262014045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; CFH; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Wadsworth Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780495095880
ISBN
9780495095880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
BIS Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789063694227
ISBN
9789063694227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. A student edition of the standard reference for the built environment, this dictionary uses non-technical language to clearly define a wide range of construction concepts and terms. Series: RSMeans. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; GBC; TNC; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 275 x 20. Weight in Grams: 876.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
Student ed
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118133521
ISBN
9781118133521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.92

paperback. Num Pages: 267 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 923.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
RSMeans United States
Edition
9th Edition
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876297421
ISBN
9780876297421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.17

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