Art & Architecture
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Art & Architecture
Paperback. Presents an illustrated examination of nearly two-hundred of the most important pieces in the J Paul Getty Museum's Antiquities Collection. This collection includes one of the world's finest assemblages of ancient Greek vases, monumental marble sculptures and diminutive bronzes, Greek and Roman gems, as well as Hellenistic silverware and glass. Editor(s): Wight, Karol. Num Pages: 264 pages, 200 colour & 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AGC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369980
- ISBN
- 9780892369980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.61
€ 21.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Presents more than twenty papers that examine subjects as diverse as Social Contexts for Athenian Vases, Conservation and Analysis, Experimentation, and Markets and Exchange. Editor(s): Lapatin, Kenneth. Num Pages: 264 pages, 140 full-colour & b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369010
- ISBN
- 9780892369010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.08€ 54.40
€ 70.08
€ 54.40
Paperback. A guide to the techniques, methods, and processes of photographic conservation and preservation. It covers the Terminology, Positives, Negatives, and Conservation. It includes chapters that focus on specific processes - such as daguerreotypes, albumen negatives, and black-and-white prints. Num Pages: 350 pages, 336 colour & b&w photos, 130 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC; AJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 169 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1004.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369577
- ISBN
- 9780892369577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.45
€ 52.56
€ 41.45
Paperback. Louis Lumiere is perhaps best known for his seminal role in the invention of cinema, but his most important contribution to the history of photography was the autochrome. This book treats the technology of the autochrome, including the technical challenges of plate fabrication, described in detail, and a thorough account of autochrome manufacture. Num Pages: 380 pages, 225 colour & 75 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AJR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061251
- ISBN
- 9781606061251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.08€ 54.16
€ 70.08
€ 54.16
Paperback. First published in 1758, this was the book that brought the wonders of Greek classical architecture to the notice of the Western world. This is a translation of the second, considerably expanded, edition of 1770. Translator(s): Britt, David. Series: Getty Research Institute Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 576 pages, 101 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 44. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366699
- ISBN
- 9780892366699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.40€ 45.72
€ 58.40
€ 45.72
Hardback. By tracing the local printmaking communities, the academic establishment, as well as the significant influence of workshops like Gemini G E L and Cirrus Editions, the catalogue addresses the spectacular spread of printmaking from its modern beginnings in Southern California within the larger narrative of post-war American art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 293 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606060933
- ISBN
- 9781606060933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.40€ 45.65
€ 58.40
€ 45.65
Hardcover. Beginning in the seventeenth century, many of Europe's greatest writers and artists became embroiled in a debate that centered on the priority of paintings or sculpture, touch or sight, colour or design, ancient or modern. This title lets us eavesdrop on a contentious topic that preoccupied European intellectuals for three hundred years. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 full-colour & 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; AFC; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 247 x 24. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368921
- ISBN
- 9780892368921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Hardback. In January 1839, photography was announced to the world. Two years prior, a young Queen Victoria ascended to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland. This book explores the connections between photography and the monarchy through Victoria's embrace of the new medium and her portrayal through the lens. Num Pages: 232 pages, 120 colour & 43 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061558
- ISBN
- 9781606061558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.45
€ 52.56
€ 41.45
Paperback. This volume contains photographs from The Getty Museum by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson. During their association Hill and Adamson experimented with some of the earliest calotype processes creating hundreds of portraits, staged dramatic photographs, and landscape images. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 55 illustrations, 1 colour foldout. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KBB; AJC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892365401
- ISBN
- 9780892365401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.61
€ 21.99
€ 17.61
Hardcover. With more than 100 photographs, this book illustrates the parallel histories of railroads and photography - from a photograph of George Stephenson's locomotion, to powerful images from the American Civil War, to a mid-20th-century photograph of a train roaring by a drive-in movie theatre. Num Pages: 164 pages, 23 colour illustrations, 107 duotones. BIC Classification: AJC; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 280 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1179.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892367269
- ISBN
- 9780892367269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.59
€ 52.56
€ 41.59
Hardback. Demonstrates Sicily's essential role in the development of the ancient Mediterranean world. This title focuses on the watershed period between 480 BC and the Roman conquest of Syracuse in 212 BC - a time of great social and political ferment. Num Pages: 288 pages, 144 full-colour, 23 b&w, & 1 map. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 250 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061336
- ISBN
- 9781606061336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.40€ 45.86
€ 58.40
€ 45.86
Hardback. Looks at the work of three artists who paved the way for ceramics to be considered fine art. This title focuses on artists John Mason (b 1927), Kenneth Price (b 1935), and Peter Voulkos (1924-2002) and their radical early work in post-war Los Angeles where they formed the vanguard of a new California ceramics movement. Num Pages: 240 pages, 131 colour & 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1218.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061053
- ISBN
- 9781606061053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.45
€ 52.56
€ 41.45
Paperback. Illustrated with masterpieces of western art, this volume explores the rituals, customs, and symbolism of food and dining in art. It describes the importance of food and feasts in art throughout history as told in the Scriptures and in the lives of the saints; food and dining in Greek and Roman mythology; and food in later literature and history. Series: Guide to Imagery. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369140
- ISBN
- 9780892369140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.04
€ 29.99
€ 22.04
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369805
- ISBN
- 9780892369805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.45
€ 52.56
€ 41.45
Hardback. Controversial, misunderstood, and sometimes overlooked, Minor White (1908-1976) is one of the great photographers of the 20th-century, whose ideas exerted a powerful influence on a generation of photographers and still resonate today. This is an illustrated tribute to one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth-century. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 colour & 153 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 252 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1630.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606063224
- ISBN
- 9781606063224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.45
€ 52.56
€ 41.45
Hardback. A fascinating look at one of photography's most controversial and beloved icons Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: AJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064696
- ISBN
- 9781606064696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.08€ 56.80
€ 70.08
€ 56.80
Hardback. With more than 26,000 works, the Samuel J. Wagstaff Jr. collection of photographs is the largest single group of artworks in any medium at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: AJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064672
- ISBN
- 9781606064672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.40€ 46.20
€ 58.40
€ 46.20
Hardback. Herb Ritts (1952-2002) was a Los Angeles-based photographer who established an international reputation for distinctive images of fashion models, nudes, and celebrity portraits. This book traces the life and career of the iconic photographer through a selection of photographs and two insightful essays. Num Pages: 224 pages, 43 colour & 155 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 249 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1956.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061008
- ISBN
- 9781606061008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.24€ 54.15
€ 64.24
€ 54.15
Hardback. Eliot Porter was a pioneer in use of colour photography. His work also became a powerful visual argument for environmental conservation. Possessing a gift for close observation, Porter explored new ways of depicting nature, building blinds in trees so he could study his avian subjects at closer vantage. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 full-colour & 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 249 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061190
- ISBN
- 9781606061190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.86
€ 45.99
€ 32.86
Hardback. A visual celebration of one of photography's most enduring and evocative subjects. It surveys the subject of nudity from the earliest surviving images of Greek and Roman sculpture through studies of living nude models to the burgeoning practice of exploring the human body as pure form. Num Pages: 112 pages, 89 full-colour & 3 b&w. BIC Classification: AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 191 x 12. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606062661
- ISBN
- 9781606062661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.87
€ 29.99
€ 21.87
Hardcover. In the 1920s, a young American - Paul Outerbridge (1896-1958) burst onto the photographic art scene with images that were visually fresh, technically adept, and decidedly Modernist. This book features one hundred photographs from the whole of Outerbridge's career, including his Cubist still-life images, commercial, and nude photography. Num Pages: 144 pages, 48 colour & 62 duotone illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 249 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1172.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369614
- ISBN
- 9780892369614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.35
€ 45.99
€ 33.35
Hardcover. The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum buried during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, then rediscovered in 1750 contained a large collection of bronze and marble statuary and busts. Num Pages: 390 pages, 239ill.261col.ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 222 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892367221
- ISBN
- 9780892367221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.60€ 71.10
€ 87.60
€ 71.10
Hardback. A study of an important but anonymous part of the history of American art: the materials and techniques used by American painters. Based on research including artists' recipe books, letters, journals, and painting manuals, it includes topics such as the quest for the 'secrets' of the Old Masters; the application of 'toning' layers; and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACQ; ACV; AFC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606060773
- ISBN
- 9781606060773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.59
€ 52.56
€ 41.59
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061350
- ISBN
- 9781606061350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.45
€ 52.56
€ 41.45