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Introducing… 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 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
€ 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
€ 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€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 64.98€ 51.02
€ 64.98
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. The author combines a lifetime of anthropological research with the most recent neurological insights in this text. Illuminating glimpses into the ancient mind are interwoven with the self-evolving story of modern-day cave discoveries and research. Num Pages: 320 pages, 94 illustrations, 27 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 85 x 32. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500284650
- ISBN
- 9780500284650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.25
€ 26.99
€ 20.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: APFG; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764349959
- ISBN
- 9780764349959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 39.00
€ 53.99
€ 39.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages, 427 colour photos. BIC Classification: APFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764345876
- ISBN
- 9780764345876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.55
€ 42.99
€ 28.55