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Art & Architecture
Paperback. Published in 1765, Giovanni Battista Piranesi's "Osservazioni" is an impassioned defence of the superiority of Roman architectural "invention" over the "beautiful and noble simplicity" of Ancient Greece. This is an English translation of Piranesi's three-part polemical work. Translator(s): Beamish, Caroline; Britt, David. Series: Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 168 pages, 43 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; ACG; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892366361
- ISBN
- 9780892366361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Podany, Head Conservator Antiquities Jerry. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: AB; AMB; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892369089
- ISBN
- 9780892369089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.07€ 59.26
€ 77.07
€ 59.26
Hardcover. Provides an exploration of the rivalry that existed between the artists of the Renaissance & Baroque eras. This title features essays on Renaissance and Baroque art that reveal the paragone to be a crucial motive and key to the interpretation of some of the most celebrated works of art such as Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece and Michelangelo's Pieta. Num Pages: 200 pages, 25 colour & 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; ACQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369645
- ISBN
- 9780892369645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. The photographs in these two volumes present an impressionistic view of the Getty Center and its grounds. One book concentrates on the Getty Center site, including its architecture and galleries. The second captures the Center's gardens and landscaping. Num Pages: 128 pages, 157 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892365555
- ISBN
- 9780892365555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.67
€ 25.99
€ 19.67
Paperback. Samuel Quiccheberg's Inscriptiones, first published in Latin in 1565, is an ambitious effort to demonstrate the pragmatic value of curiosity cabinets, or Wunderkammer, to princely collectors in 16th-century Europe and, by so doing, inspire them to develop their own such collections. This is a translation of Quiccheberg's seminal 16th century text. Editor(s): Meadow, Mark A.; Robertson, Bruce. Num Pages: 188 pages, 8 colour & 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 256 x 11. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061497
- ISBN
- 9781606061497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.60
€ 34.99
€ 25.60
Paperback. Explores the issues surrounding the study and conservation of earthen architecture. This title addresses such themes as earthen architecture in Mali, conservation of living sites, local knowledge systems and intangible aspects, seismic and other natural forces, and the management of archaeological sites. Num Pages: 456 pages, 181 colour illustrations & 208 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 227 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606060438
- ISBN
- 9781606060438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.14€ 54.95
€ 71.14
€ 54.95
Paperback. For millennia, people of all cultures have decorated the surfaces of their domestic, religious, and public buildings. Earthen architecture, in particular, has been a common ground for surface decoration, such as paintings, sculpted bas-relief, and ornamental plasterwork. This volume explores the issues associated with preserving these surfaces. Editor(s): Rainer, Leslie; Rivera, Angelyn Bass. Num Pages: 220 pages, 27 b&w and 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368501
- ISBN
- 9780892368501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.14€ 55.42
€ 71.14
€ 55.42
Paperback. An illustrated guide to the symbols of power in Western art. It examines the way that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes and stereotypes to convey their power to their subjects and rivals, as well as to leave a legacy for future generations to admire. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606060667
- ISBN
- 9781606060667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.20
€ 30.99
€ 22.20
Hardback. Delivered three times between 1898 and 1902 and subsequently revised with an eye towards publication, Alois Riegl's lectures on the origins of Baroque art in Rome broke new ground in its field. This English translation brings Riegl's compelling vision of the Baroque to life and amply illustrates his celebrated magnetism as a lecturer. Num Pages: 292 pages, 47 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606060414
- ISBN
- 9781606060414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 42.15
€ 53.36
€ 42.15
Hardback. Rather than offering a chronological discussion, this book presents early Netherlandish paintings as individual objects that have confronted scholars with countless interpretive challenges. Divided into three parts, it advances the scholarly dialogue about an important period in European art, by assembling scholarly research in the field. Editor(s): Ridderbos, Bernhard; Buren, Anne van; Veen, Henk van. Num Pages: 481 pages, 118 b&w and 52 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACND; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 481
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368167
- ISBN
- 9780892368167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.21€ 50.98
€ 65.21
€ 50.98
Paperback. An exploration of the Pisa Altarpiece, Masaccio's multi-panelled painting of which the Saint Andrew panel is thought to have once formed a part. It discusses Masaccio's short life and illustrious career; the commission of the altarpiece; its patron and programme; its original location; and more. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 29 colour & 47 b&w illustrations, 1 drawing, 1 colour fold-out. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 191 x 8. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892362868
- ISBN
- 9780892362868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Hardcover. It is often assumed that reading about the lives of artists enhances our understanding of their work. This book contains a collection of essays, by a number of respected art historians that attempt to address this relationship by looking at the life and works of such artists as Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Leonardo da Vinci. Editor(s): Salas, Charles G. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 colour & 44 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB; AVH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Getty Research Institute
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368235
- ISBN
- 9780892368235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.69
€ 52.99
€ 37.69
hardcover. Num Pages: 206 pages, 53 colour & 136 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFPC; GBCR; WCN; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780892361731
- ISBN
- 9780892361731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.93€ 67.89
€ 88.93
€ 67.89
Hardback. Describes how Western art institutions and vocabulary were transplanted to Japan in the late nineteenth century, exposing the politics through which the words, categories, and values that structure our understanding of the field came to be while revealing the historicity of Western and non-Western art history. Num Pages: 416 pages, 17 full-colour, 19 b&w & 12 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606060599
- ISBN
- 9781606060599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.07€ 72.76
€ 77.07
€ 72.76
Hardback. A fresh consideration of the images of saints and martyrs Rubens created for the churches of Flanders and the Holy Roman Empire that offers a masterly demonstration of Rubens' achievements, liberating their message from the secular misunderstandings of the post-religious age and showing them in their intended light. Translator(s): Dollenmayer, David. Num Pages: 306 pages, 76 colour & 33 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606062685
- ISBN
- 9781606062685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.82
€ 52.99
€ 37.82
Hardback. In the summer of 1874, Edouard Manet (1832-1883) and Claude Monet (1840-1926), two outstanding painters of the nascent Impressionist movement, spent their holidays together in Argenteuil on the Seine River. Their growing friendship is expressed in their artwork. This book offers a look at one of the defining images of the Impressionist movement. Translator(s): Dollenmayer, David. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 colour & 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064283
- ISBN
- 9781606064283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. A study of the work of William Henry Fox Talbot, who is credited with being the inventor of photography as we know it. It reproduces 50 of his photographs from the Getty Museum's collection, along with commentary on each. There is also an edited transcript of a colloquium on Talbot's career. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; ACV; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366606
- ISBN
- 9780892366606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.93
€ 23.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. A review of the literature on the impact of light sources, particularly photo and reprographic flash, on art and archival materials. It should be useful to museum conservators, conservation scientists, and museum and technical libraries. Series: Research in Conservation. Num Pages: 211 pages, 2 tables, 19graphs. BIC Classification: ABC; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366453
- ISBN
- 9780892366453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. This series includes monographs, research results, and state-of-the-art reviews of conservation literature by Institute staff and others. Series: Research in Conservation. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC; PN; TDCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892360987
- ISBN
- 9780892360987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.59
€ 25.99
€ 19.59
Paperback. Gathers more than 65 texts that have been influential in the development of thinking about the conservation of cultural heritage, from antiquity to the present day. This title includes John Evelyn's 17th-century tract on air pollution in London and the founding manifesto of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings by William Morris. Num Pages: 456 pages, 20 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061428
- ISBN
- 9781606061428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.14€ 55.55
€ 71.14
€ 55.55