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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. Miles Davis, supremely cool behind his shades. Billie Holiday, eyes closed and head tilted back in full cry. Blue Notes in Black and White charts the development of jazz photography from the swing era of the 1930s to the rise of black nationalism in the '60s. Num Pages: 392 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: AJ; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226100746
ISBN
9780226100746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.82

Hardcover. Charting the development of jazz photography from the swing era of the 1930s to the rise of black nationalism in the '60s, this title offers an account of the partnership between two of the twentieth century's innovative art forms. It introduces us to the great jazz photographers - including Gjon Mili, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard, and more. Num Pages: 392 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJ; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226098753
ISBN
9780226098753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.31

Hardback. In Skyscraper, Benjamin Flowers explores the role of culture and ideology in shaping the construction of skyscrapers and the way wealth and power have operated to reshape the urban landscape. Num Pages: 240 pages, 51 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
y First printing
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812241846
ISBN
9780812241846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Fraser, Benjamin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APFN; JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177498
ISBN
9780231177498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Buchloh, Benjamin H. D. Num Pages: 96 pages, 113. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers Switzerland
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037783009
ISBN
9783037783009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.12

Hardback. Marc Chagall (1887-1985) traversed a long route from a boy in the Jewish Pale of Settlement, to a commissar of art in revolutionary Russia, to the position of a world-famous French artist. This book presents a comprehensive collection of Chagall's public statements on art and culture. Series: Contraversions: Jews & other differences. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748308
ISBN
9780804748308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Paperback. Marc Chagall (1887-1985) traversed a long route from a boy in the Jewish Pale of Settlement, to a commissar of art in revolutionary Russia, to the position of a world-famous French artist. This book presents a comprehensive collection of Chagall's public statements on art and culture. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Special ed.
SKU
V9780804748315
ISBN
9780804748315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardback. This work presents a biography of the artist Marc Chagall in dialogue with events and ideologies of his time. It encompasses different aspects of his life (1889-1985) including his roots in folk culture, his personal relationships and his inerests. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 166 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AGB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 266 x 201 x 65. Weight in Grams: 2132.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742139
ISBN
9780804742139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.52

Hardcover. From 1968 to 1972, St. Louis was home to the Black Artists' Group (BAG), a seminal arts collective that nurtured African American experimentalists involved with theater, visual arts, dance, poetry, and jazz. This book narrates the group's development. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; AB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Missouri Historical Society Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883982515
ISBN
9781883982515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Hardback. Powerful and arresting colour photographs of Iraq in conflict, taken over a six-year period through Humvee windows and military-issue night vision goggles Series: Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography. Num Pages: 120 pages, 96 color photographs. BIC Classification: AJCR; HBWS5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 314 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1193.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351665
ISBN
9780822351665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.45

Paperback. Focusing on New York City, this title examines five disparate events: the New York Philharmonic's disastrous performance of John Cage's Atlas Eclipticalis; Henry Flynt's demonstrations against the downtown avant-garde; Charlotte Moorman's Avant Garde Festival; founding of the Jazz Composers Guild; and, the emergence of Iggy Pop. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 3 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268517
ISBN
9780520268517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Takes the reader into the heart of what we mean by 'experimental' in avant-garde music. This title examines five disparate events. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 3 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268500
ISBN
9780520268500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.53
€ 58.18

Paperback. In the mid-1800s a utopian movement to rehabilitate the insane resulted in a wave of publicly funded asylums - many of which became unexpected centers of cultural activity. This work prompts us to reflect on what our society can learn from a generation that urgently and creatively tried to solve the problem of mental illness. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AN; HBTB; MBPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226709642
ISBN
9780226709642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. This volume contains cutting edge contributions that consider new approaches to three areas: the documentation of rock art; its interpretation using indigenous knowledge; and the presentation of rock art. Editor(s): Smith, Benjamin; Helskog, Knut; Morris, David. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 200 x 20. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wits University Press
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145454
ISBN
9781868145454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.54

Hardcover. From the moment Cecil Beaton arrived at Cambridge University in 1922 wearing evening jacket, red shoes, black-and-white trousers, to his appearance forty years later at Truman Capote's 1970 Black and White Ball, Beaton expressed a flamboyant sartorial nonchalance - a sprezzatura. This title deals with the changes in his wardrobe over the years. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AKT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500518335
ISBN
9780500518335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. Understanding the elements of two-dimensional design and the infinite options available in organizing choices made are at the core of this book. Wong surveys all concepts of forms and structures, covering most situations in two-dimensional composition, formal or informal. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 166 x 6. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471289609
ISBN
9780471289609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 50.39

Paperback. Beyond biography: a legendary performer's legacy of symbolism Num Pages: 392 pages, 51 photographs. BIC Classification: APB; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074127
ISBN
9780252074127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
Music Sales Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711974548
ISBN
9780711974548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. The jazz musician describes his teenage years as a gifted saxophonist, his friendship with John Coltrane, his performances with Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, and Jimmy Heath, and his work as a composer for films and television. --Publisher's description. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439913338
ISBN
9781439913338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.39

Hardback. Now Tintinologists have the opportunity to better understand the complex and sometimes dark personality of Tintin's creator and his carefully crafted public persona. Translator(s): Kover, Tina A. Num Pages: 424 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AKLC; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
424
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404547
ISBN
9781421404547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.57

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