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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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Paperback. From Botticelli to birdsong, Mozart, and the Turner Prize, Roger Scruton explores what it means for something to be beautiful. This thought-provoking introduction to the philosophy of beauty draws conclusions that some may find controversial, but, as Scruton shows, help us to find greater sense of meaning in the beautiful objects around us. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 208 pages, Approximately 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199229758
ISBN
9780199229758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; HPCD1; HPN; HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141980720
ISBN
9780141980720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. "Paperback reissue, with a new introduction by the author." Num Pages: 320 pages, 90 halftones. 1 musical example. BIC Classification: AMA; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
With a New introduction by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158334
ISBN
9780691158334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474270175
ISBN
9781474270175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.63

Hardback. In-depth case-studies of significant aspects of early twentieth-century English music-theatre, which engage with notions of Englishness and the idea of a 'musical renaissance' Num Pages: 402 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJC; AN; AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839194
ISBN
9781843839194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.13

Hardback. One hundred years ago in Brazil the rituals of Candomble were feared as sorcery and persecuted as crime. Addressing this history as a journey of objectification and appropriation, the author offers a fresh, and illuminating look at questions of syncretism, hybridity and cultural resistance in Brazil and in the Black Atlantic in general. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; ACX; AGR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453633
ISBN
9781845453633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857855350
ISBN
9780857855350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.95

Paperback. The walls of medieval churches were brightly painted with religious imagery and colourful patterns, and although often shadows of their former selves, these paintings are among the most enigmatic art to survive the Middle Ages. This book presents an introduction to this fascinating subject. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 b/w; 20 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AGR; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812937
ISBN
9780747812937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Wall paintings are a unique art form, complementing, and yet distinctly separate from, other religious imagery in churches. This book presents many of the surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. Num Pages: 380 pages, 261, 255 colour, 6 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 996. 380 pages, 261, 255 colour, 6 black and white. Wall paintings are a unique art form, complementing, and yet distinctly separate from, other religious imagery in churches. This book presents many of the surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AMN. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 24. Weight: 994.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
380
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843834847
ISBN
9781843834847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.85

Paperback. Traces the history of stained glass from its Anglo-Saxon origins and explains how some of Europe's greatest artists have created these paintings with light. This title offers insights into how medieval people saw stained glass. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 88 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AFPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 220. New.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
88
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780747811473
ISBN
9780747811473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849952866
ISBN
9781849952866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.05

Paperback. Applying gesture to explore performance, therapeutic, and compositional practices Series: Musical Meaning & Interpretation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 90 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780253222237
ISBN
9780253222237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 130 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 844.
Publisher
Plain Crisp Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993152009
ISBN
9780993152009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

Hardback. Opera performances are often radically inventive. Composers' revisions, singers' improvisations, and stage directors' re-imaginings continually challenge our visions of canonical works. But do they go far enough? This book, spanning almost the entire history of opera, reexamines attitudes toward some of our best-loved musical works. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 179 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 21 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244184
ISBN
9780520244184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 64.45

Hardcover. Stephen Sprouse exploded on the fashion scene in early 80s with vibrant Day-Glo creations. This title is the ultimate monograph of this cult fashion legend, following his career from his early days designing wardrobes for his neighbour Debbie Harry in the late 70s, to his ascent onto the New York fashion scene in the early 80s. Num Pages: 224 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AKB; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 263 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1960.
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847832163
ISBN
9780847832163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.47

Paperback. A biography of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), by one of the leading scholars of nineteenth- and twentieth-century French music, that is based on a wealth of written and oral evidence, some newly translated and some derived from interviews with the composer's friends and associates. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16pp. black-&-white section of illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187762
ISBN
9780300187762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. How do keyboards make music playable? Drawing on theories of media, systems, and cultural techniques, this title deals with the genealogy of musical play and its animation via improvisation, performance, and recreation. Num Pages: 468 pages, 23 audio, 97 color, 13 video, 3 music ex, 1 table. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291249
ISBN
9780520291249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. Collated by two leading historians of the Third Reich and Nazi Germany, this is the first book of its kind for the Second World War Num Pages: 288 pages, 200 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; AJ; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Greenhill Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784381806
ISBN
9781784381806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.85

Paperback. For the first time, Roger Moore shares his recollections of his childhood, working on early television and playing some of the world's most famous roles alongside a host of legendary stars. Packed with anecdotes and memories, My Word is My Bond is as frank, funny and disarmingly charming as the legend himself. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Michael O'Mara
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843173878
ISBN
9781843173878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.37

Hardback. Editor(s): Smith, Gareth Dylan; Mantie, Roger. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 696 pages, 30. BIC Classification: AVA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 182 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1222.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190244705
ISBN
9780190244705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.32

Hardcover. The goal of the book is to implement and compare different methods for quantifying the uncertainty in the probability of response, as a function of dose. Ultimately and ideally, this would be in a form compatible with integrated uncertainty analysis, comprising release, exposure, response, treatment cost, etc. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; MMGT; PB; PN; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470447505
ISBN
9780470447505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.27

Paperback. Roger Luckhurst's study of Kubrick's dark masterpiece 'The Shining' illuminates the film's themes, tropes and resonances through a detailed analysis of sequences and performances. Taking the maze as a key motif, Luckhurst offers numerous threads with which to navigate the strange twists and turns along the corridors of this enigmatic film. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 104 pages, 62 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844576395
ISBN
9781844576395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Alien, that legendary fusion of science fiction and horror, was born out of a terrible monster movie script called Star Beast. Tracing the constellation of talents that came together to produce the film, this book explores how and why this interstellar slasher movie, this old dark house in space, came to coil itself around our darkest imaginings. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844577880
ISBN
9781844577880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Hardcover. Professional voice lessons in book form-from the world's foremost vocal coach. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316311267
ISBN
9780316311267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.48

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