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Art & Architecture
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Hardback. Examines an array of forgotten images and movie episodes - from a photo of Jimmy Stewart and Olivia de Havilland lying on a picnic blanket in Santa Barbara hills to scenes from films as "Twelve O'Clock High" and "Hold Back the Dawn". This book reveals background of these bits of film and discovers unexpected connections between war and Hollywood. Series: Essays in the Arts. Num Pages: 184 pages, 46 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD; AJ; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145785
- ISBN
- 9780691145785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Looks at the haunting, melancholy horror films Val Lewton made between 1942 and 1946 and finds them to be powerful commentaries on the American home front during WWII. This study demonstrates the film-maker's interest in those who found themselves alienated by wartime society and illuminates the dark side of the American psyche in the 1940s. Num Pages: 226 pages, 57 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520241008
- ISBN
- 9780520241008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardback. What can the performance of a single play on one specific night tell us about the world this event inhabited so briefly? This title explores this question. Num Pages: 312 pages, 68 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251861
- ISBN
- 9780520251861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99€ 64.67
€ 83.99
€ 64.67
Hardback. The American painter Raphaelle Peale (1774-1825) left a legacy of vibrantly beautiful still lifes depicting objects such as fruit, vegetables, and meat. This book explores the artist, presenting a reading of these paintings and focusing on the uncanny quality of Raphaelle's still-life objects. Num Pages: 274 pages, 19 color illustrations, 75 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 939.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520224988
- ISBN
- 9780520224988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.61€ 53.40
€ 68.61
€ 53.40
Hardcover. The Form of Cities offers readers a considered theoretical introduction to the art of designing cities. * Demonstrates that cities are replete with symbolic values, collective memory, association and conflict. * Proposes a new theoretical understanding of urban design, based in political economy. Num Pages: 328 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: AMVD; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405116398
- ISBN
- 9781405116398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.07
€ 122.07
Paperback. The Form of Cities offers readers a considered theoretical introduction to the art of designing cities. Demonstrates that cities are replete with symbolic values, collective memory, association and conflict. Proposes a new theoretical understanding of urban design, based in political economy. Num Pages: 328 pages, 46. BIC Classification: AMVD; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405116404
- ISBN
- 9781405116404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.18
€ 55.18
Paperback. Series: Cahiers d'Art Revues. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 360 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Publisher
- Cahiers d'Art
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782851171818
- ISBN
- 9782851171818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.90€ 65.07
€ 76.90
€ 65.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 b&w illus., 31 music exx. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AVC; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253021991
- ISBN
- 9780253021991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.66
€ 43.66
Paperback. The inspiring and life-enhancing memoir of the nineteen-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer who was the subject of two highly-praised Channel 4 documentaries: A Boy Called Alex in 2008 and A Passion for Life in 2009. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340978535
- ISBN
- 9780340978535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. How faces are captured shows in striking ways the artistic aims of those who painted them. But how can the depiction of a face suggest a personality? This book tackles this and other questions, and introduces such issues as the ideals of beauty and how portrait painters have captured a likeness and convey character. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- National Gallery London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857094640
- ISBN
- 9781857094640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.88
€ 13.99
€ 11.88
Hardback. It was perhaps no surprise that Jacques Ferrier was personally selected by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to design the country's pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo in 2010. This book deals with his work. Num Pages: 256 pages, 228 illustrations, 203 in colour. BIC Classification: AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 320 x 225. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500343128
- ISBN
- 9780500343128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.43
€ 52.99
€ 44.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Fontanka Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906257170
- ISBN
- 9781906257170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.92
€ 32.99
€ 27.92
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hoffman, Alexander Von. Num Pages: 252 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: AC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780935617290
- ISBN
- 9780935617290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 48.52
€ 51.99
€ 48.52
Paperback. BIC Classification: AKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 324 x 246 x 9. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Vitra Design Museum
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783931936471
- ISBN
- 9783931936471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.50
€ 18.99
€ 17.50
Paperback. The definitive guide to a Hollywood legend. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 31. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857973525
- ISBN
- 9781857973525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. The description for this book, Thayer's Life of Beethoven, Part I, will be forthcoming. Editor(s): Forbes, Elliot. Num Pages: 656 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 208 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691027173
- ISBN
- 9780691027173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 51.18
€ 65.07
€ 51.18
Hardcover. Given unprecedented access to Calder's work and life during the course of their friendship, this title captures Calder's sculptures, the artist at work in his studio and at home with his family in Roxbury, Connecticut. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKB; AGB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 310 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2968.
- Publisher
- Cahiers d'art France
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782851171016
- ISBN
- 9782851171016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.98€ 67.03
€ 70.98
€ 67.03
Paperback. A detailed, finely researched and profusely illustrated history of clothing and fashion in the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 160 pages, 25 colour illustrations, 77 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 684. 160 pages, 77 b/w and 25 col illus. A detailed, finely researched and profusely illustrated history of clothing and fashion in the Roman Empire. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AKTH. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight: 570.
- Publisher
- Amberley
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848689770
- ISBN
- 9781848689770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.95
€ 30.99
€ 21.95
Paperback. Series: Cultographies. Num Pages: 156 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 111. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231179850
- ISBN
- 9780231179850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.40
€ 17.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. Series: Devil's Advocates. Num Pages: 120 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFG; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Auteur Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993238475
- ISBN
- 9780993238475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.58
€ 31.99
€ 28.58