Art & Architecture
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Art & Architecture
Paperback. Shows how opera took root in the social and economic environment of seventeenth-century Venice and there developed the stylistic and aesthetic characteristics we recognize as opera. This book examines critically the literary and musical documentation left by the Venetian makers of opera. It explains the mechanics of the proliferation of opera. Num Pages: 710 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC9; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 253 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 710
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254268
- ISBN
- 9780520254268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.91€ 45.25
€ 57.91
€ 45.25
Hardback. Claudio Monteverdi was the first important composer of opera. This work examines the composer's celebrated final works - "Il ritorno d'Ulisse" and "L'incoronazione di Poppea". It casts light on the conflict between a world of emotional propriety and restraint and one of hedonistic abandon. Num Pages: 474 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 21 tables, 40 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC3; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 184 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249349
- ISBN
- 9780520249349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.91€ 63.58
€ 83.91
€ 63.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Delta
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385340502
- ISBN
- 9780385340502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.96
€ 18.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. Jewish theatre - plays about and usually by Jews - enters the 21st century with a distinguished history. To keep this vibrant tradition alive, the National Foundation for Jewish Culture established the New Play Commissions in Jewish Theatre in 1994. This anthology brings together nine commissioned plays that have gone on to full production. Editor(s): Schiff, Ellen; Posnick, Michael. Num Pages: 587 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292712904
- ISBN
- 9780292712904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35
Hardcover. A collection of word and image studies set within the perspective of the cognitive study of interpretation. The editor posits that pictures and texts arise from the biological as well as the social interaction of individual artists, viewers, and readers with their environments. Editor(s): Spolsky, Ellen. Num Pages: 216 pages, 62ill. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227144
- ISBN
- 9780838755426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. An intimate portrait of Handel's life and inner circle, modeled after one of the composer's favorite forms: the fugue. Num Pages: 496 pages, 43 illustrations; 3 maps. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393088953
- ISBN
- 9780393088953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.24
€ 42.99
€ 35.24
Hardcover. 270 pages, 190 b&w illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: AJC. Dimension: 203 x 167 x 29. Weight: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Twin Palms Publishers
- Edition
- Third
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931885140
- ISBN
- 9781931885140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 39.29
€ 45.99
€ 39.29
Paperback. BIC Classification: AKTA. .
- Publisher
- Laurence King Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780679488
- ISBN
- 9781780679488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.09€ 46.51
€ 59.09
€ 46.51
Paperback. The story of Baumann's puppet theater, describing in detail the plays, sets, and costuming, and highlights the extraordinary wood-carving artistry of this master. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: AB; AMB; ASZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 305 x 7. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134863
- ISBN
- 9780890134863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.13
€ 27.99
€ 21.13
Num Pages: 244 pages, 617 photos. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1546. 244 pages, 617ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK; WC. Dimension: 287 x 223 x 26. Weight: 1546.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764308673
- ISBN
- 9780764308673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.36€ 38.86
€ 54.36
€ 38.86
Hardcover. The renowned treatise on music, by an eleventh-century monk, in a critical edition with annotated English translation, introduction, and detailed indexes. Editor(s): Ellinwood, Leonard. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463904
- ISBN
- 9781580463904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.78
€ 96.78
Paperback. Series: MFA Spotlight Series. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878468331
- ISBN
- 9780878468331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.18
€ 11.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Paul, Elliot Samuel; Kaufman, Scott Barry, Ph.D. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190683757
- ISBN
- 9780190683757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.29
€ 68.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370. A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life. 296 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVG; BGFA. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Square One Publishers
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780757003332
- ISBN
- 9780757003332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.03
€ 17.03
Paperback. Learning in and through the arts can develop complex and subtle aspects of the mind, argues Elliot Eisner in this book. Offering an array of examples, he describes different approaches to the teaching of the arts and shows how these refine forms of thinking that are valuable in dealing with our daily life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300105117
- ISBN
- 9780300105117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
paperback. This book introduces the relationship between the apocryphal texts and the paintings, mosaics, and sculpture in which they are paralleled, and which have been so significant in transmitting these non-Biblical stories to generations of churchgoers. Num Pages: 304 pages, over 100 plates. BIC Classification: AC; AGR; HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 18. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415233927
- ISBN
- 9780415233927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.72
€ 56.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVA; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520067479
- ISBN
- 9780520067479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.84
€ 38.99
€ 27.84
hardcover. This book explores the means by which the operas of Debussy and Bartok transform the structures of the traditional harmonic system into a musical language. It formulates theoretic-analytic principles and describes how these principles link various historical, cultural, philosophical and psychological issues of the early 20th century within opera. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 line illus. & 74 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195103830
- ISBN
- 9780195103830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.74
€ 200.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, plates. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 292 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1698.
- Publisher
- Aperture
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597113694
- ISBN
- 9781597113694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.19€ 48.83
€ 53.19
€ 48.83
Hardcover. In the turbulent sixties, the Woodstock Festival and the Generation that came from that event were a manifestation of the desire to create a free, loving and just world. This book captures the true vision of the festival. Editor(s): Landy, Elliott. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4-colour and black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 249 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1299. Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Woodstock Festival. 224 pages, 4-colour and black and white photos throughout. Editor(s): Landy, Elliott. In the turbulent sixties, the Woodstock Festival and the Generation that came from that event were a manifestation of the desire to create a free, loving and just world. This book captures the true vision of the festival. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP. Dimension: 287 x 249 x 22. Weight: 1302.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Backbeat Books
- Edition
- Revised & enlarged
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879309657
- ISBN
- 9780879309657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.42
€ 35.99
€ 35.42
Hardback. For over four decades, Martin Scorsese has been the chronicler of an obsessive society, where material possessions and physical comfort are valued, where the pursuit of individual improvement is rewarded and where male prerogative is respected and preserved. Series: Polity America Through the Lens Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645223
- ISBN
- 9780745645223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.33
€ 77.33
Paperback. Brings together the work of both film scholars and queer theorists to advance a sophisticated notion of queer film criticism. This book includes essays that examine an array of films, including Calamity Jane, Rear Window, The Hunger, Heavenly Creatures, and Bound. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 376 pages, 55 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Durham
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822323426
- ISBN
- 9780822323426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Updated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556527470
- ISBN
- 9781556527470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.79
€ 25.99
€ 23.79
Paperback. Japanese woodblock prints of the Edo period (1615-1868) were the products of a highly commercialised and competitive publishing industry. Their content was inspired by the vibrant popular culture that flourished in Edo (Tokyo). This book explains how those who first purchased these prints would have read them. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 630. Ukiyo-E in Edo, 1700-1900. 144 pages, 100 colour illustrations. Japanese woodblock prints of the Edo period (1615-1868) were the products of a highly commercialised and competitive publishing industry. Their content was inspired by the vibrant popular culture that flourished in Edo (Tokyo). This book explains how those who first purchased these prints would have read them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; AFH. Dimension: 229 x 228 x 17. Weight: 620.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714124537
- ISBN
- 9780714124537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.40
€ 19.99
€ 18.40