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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. The Sixties ended a year late - on New Year's Eve 1970, when Paul McCartney initiated proceedings to wind up The Beatles. Music would never be the same again. By December rock had exploded into the mainstream. How did it happen? This book tells you how. It is the story of 1971, rock's golden year. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; HBG; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784162061
ISBN
9781784162061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Listen to David Hesmondhalgh discuss the arguments at the core of 'Why Music Matters' with Laurie Taylor on BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed here. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: AV; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192415
ISBN
9781405192415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.33

Paperback. An indispensable guide to this key topic in music studies, examining what Gregorian chant is, and its form and features. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 b/w illus. 1 map 11 tables 39 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 12. Weight in Grams: 486. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Music. 270 pages, 4 b/w illus. 1 map 11 tables 39 music examples. An indispensable guide to this key topic in music studies, examining what Gregorian chant is, and its form and features. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AVGD. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 12. Weight: 538.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521690355
ISBN
9780521690355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.52

Hardcover. Presents 170 images, mainly shop window displays, shot by the author during the final years of the collapsing Soviet empire in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, East Germany and Moscow, using a Hasselblad camera to capture the slow, undramatic moments of daily life on the streets. Num Pages: 208 pages, 176 illustrations, 174 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DVU; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500252116
ISBN
9780500252116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

Hardcover. The author has returned to England to paint the landscape of his childhood in East Yorkshire. Executed in watercolour and ink, this title features panoramic scenes that have the spatial complexity of finished paintings - the broad sweep of sky or road, the patchwork tapestry of land - yet convey the immediacy of the author's impressions. Num Pages: 92 pages, 43 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Royal Academy of Arts United Kingdom
Number of pages
92
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907533235
ISBN
9781907533235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. Demonstrates how Renaissance artists used mirrors and lenses to develop perspective and chiaroscuro challenging our view of how these two foundations of Western art were established. Num Pages: 328 pages, 510 illustrations, 442 in colour. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 300 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1906.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500286388
ISBN
9780500286388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.19

Paperback. Showing the evolution and diversity of Hockney's prolific paintings, drawings, watercolours, prints and photography, this title features quotes from the artist himself that illuminate the thinking behind his work. Num Pages: 368 pages, 325 illustrations, 277 in colour. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 222 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1564.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500286715
ISBN
9780500286715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the 'Mona Lisa' beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting? Num Pages: 360 pages, 325 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 289 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2188.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239490
ISBN
9780500239490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.57

Hardcover. Brings together some well-known tales - Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin - with others that are less familiar. This title is informed by the art of the past, attuned to idiosyncrasies of character and incident. Num Pages: 72 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Royal Academy of Arts United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907533242
ISBN
9781907533242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. Suitable for David Hockney fans and dog lovers everywhere, this book deals with two of the artist's closest friends, his dachshunds Stanley and Boodgie. It includes Hockney's paintings and drawings of his two companions, dozens of illustrations, and a text by the artist himself. Num Pages: 80 pages, 84 illustrations, 67 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 202 x 8. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500286272
ISBN
9780500286272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Explores the range of media employed by both Dada and Surrealism, whilst at the same time establishing the aesthetic differences between the movements. This book also examines the Dadaist obsession with the body-as-mechanism in relation to the Surrealists' return to the fetishized/eroticized body. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 208 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802545
ISBN
9780192802545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Hardcover. This excellent overview of new research on Dada and Surrealism blends expert synthesis of the latest scholarship with completely new research, offering historical coverage as well as in-depth discussion of thematic areas ranging from criminality to gender. Editor(s): Hopkins, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118476185
ISBN
9781118476185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.00

Hardback. Contributes to the discussion about 'a crisis in masculinity', addressing the homosocial structures in Dada and Surrealist art and their relevance to the artistic and theoretical debate. This book deals with specific moments in the careers of Duchamp and some of his associates and discusses the reception of Duchamp's ideas in the post-war period. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 b&w illustrations + 20 colour images. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 256 x 192 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1148.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300108958
ISBN
9780300108958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.21
€ 51.02

Paperback. Oils give a rich, majestic quality to a painting but may often be deemed too tricky or ambitious to try. This practical book puts the joy of painting with oils within reach of all who want to develop their skills. Written by a professional painter, it encourages artists of all levels to experiment with the medium and to develop their art. Num Pages: 112 pages, 108 colour images. BIC Classification: AFCL; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847977151
ISBN
9781847977151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. Watercolours are the first choice for many painters, but few master the full potential of the medium. This book encourages you to be bold and colourful. It offers practical ways of working with watercolours, and shares ideas and thoughts that can make your painting methods more exciting and adventurous. Num Pages: 128 pages, 180 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFCC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 220 x 9. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785002304
ISBN
9781785002304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. Engine sheds in camera Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 202 x 15. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750941914
ISBN
9780750941914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Paperback. Continues from "Engine Sheds in Camera" (2005), which presented a record of engine sheds and motive power depots in Britain in the 1950s and '60s. This work returns to the same subject and includes a selection of black and white photographs, along with shed plans and extracts from contemporary logs that list engines on shed. Num Pages: 144 pages, 200 black and white. BIC Classification: AJC; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 194 x 10. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
07th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750945851
ISBN
9780750945851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Hardback. How have Handel's 'lives' in biographies and histories moulded our understanding of the musician, the man and the icon? Series: Music in Britain, 1600-2000. Num Pages: 536 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AVGC3; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1128.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270613
ISBN
9781783270613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.30

Paperback. A theory of expectations is used to explain how music evokes various emotions; for readers interested in cognitive science and evolutionary psychology as well as music. Num Pages: 480 pages, 108 illus. BIC Classification: AVA; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262582780
ISBN
9780262582780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.57

hardcover. This collection of 8 essays introduces literary and cultural theorists into the domain of operatic textual analysis, long the exclusive preserve of musicologists. The contributors include some of the most distinguished critics of the past 30 years, most of them writing about opera for the first time. Editor(s): Levin, David J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 half-tones. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 170 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722391
ISBN
9780804722391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.11

Hardback. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 263 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1st Ed.
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300105124
ISBN
9780300105124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Paperback. Explores a variety of fields, considering questions of operatic textuality, dramaturgical practice, and performance theory. This book intends to initiate a dialogue between scholars of music, literature, and performance by addressing questions raised in each field in a manner that influences them all. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones, 11 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226475233
ISBN
9780226475233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Explores the relationship between aesthetics and anti-Semitism in two controversial landmarks in German culture. This book argues that Richard Wagner's opera cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen" and Fritz Lang's 1920s film "Die Nibelungen" exploits contrasts between good and bad aesthetics to address the question of what is German and what is not. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFA; AVGC9; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049717
ISBN
9780691049717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.89

Paperback. This collection of 8 essays introduces literary and cultural theorists into the domain of operatic textual analysis, long the exclusive preserve of musicologists. The contributors include some of the most distinguished critics of the past 30 years, most of them writing about opera for the first time. Editor(s): Levin, David J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 half-tones. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722407
ISBN
9780804722407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

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