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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. Edward Elgar (1857-1934) is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating, important, and influential figures in the history of British music. This work examines the composer's life, presenting a comprehensive portrait of both the man and the age in which he lived. Editor(s): Adams, Professor Byron. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 halftones. 25 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134468
ISBN
9780691134468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.89

Hardback. Explores why astronomy captivated Joseph Cornell, and considers hundreds of his works - found-footage films, three-dimensional space-object boxes, enigmatic collages, and cosmic ephemera - that contain references to astronomical phenomena. Num Pages: 336 pages, 60 color illus. 81 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134987
ISBN
9780691134987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.79
€ 48.58

Paperback. Covers the works of David Coffin who was a leading authority on Renaissance architecture. This work features essays that span the range of Coffin's work, from Italian Renaissance architecture, garden design, sculpture, and drawings to English gardens and landscape designers of the seventeenth to early nineteenth centuries. Editor(s): Sellers, Vanessa Bezemer. Num Pages: 320 pages, 182 duotones. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136776
ISBN
9780691136776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. The dream of scientific management was a rationalized machine world where life would approach the perfection of an assembly line. Since its early twentieth-century peak, this dream has come to seem a dehumanizing nightmare. This book tells the story of the emergence of modernist architecture as a romance with the ideas of scientific management. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 208 pages, 49 halftones. 2 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: AMA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138473
ISBN
9780691138473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Hardback. Pontius Pilate is one of the Bible's best-known villains - but up until the tenth century, artistic imagery appears to have consistently portrayed him as a benevolent Christian and holy symbol of baptism. This book looks at the shifting visual and textual representations of Pilate throughout early Christian and medieval art. Num Pages: 488 pages, 8 color illus. 187 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 215 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2094.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139562
ISBN
9780691139562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.13
€ 72.12

Hardback. Edward T Cone was one of the most important and influential music critics of the twentieth century. He was also a master lecturer skilled at conveying his ideas to broad audiences. This title collects fourteen essays that Cone gave as talks in his later years. It represents the final testament of one of our most important writers on music. Editor(s): Morgan, Robert P. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 line illus. 12 tables. 31 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140117
ISBN
9780691140117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Addresses a variety of specific themes in musicals that serve this general function: fairy tale and fantasy, idealism and inspiration, gender and sexuality, and relationships, among others. This work considers three overlapping genres that are central to the projection of personal identity: operetta, movie musicals, and operatic musicals. Num Pages: 480 pages, 31 halftones. 26 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141053
ISBN
9780691141053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.89

Hardback. In the movie "The Godfather", Don Corleone, head of New York's powerful organized-crime family, is gunned down in daylight, leaving his sons Sonny and Michael, along with his adopted son, consigliere Tom Hagen, to chart a new course for the family. This book shows how the aging don is emblematic of cold-war American power on the decline. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JPF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 109 x 13. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141473
ISBN
9780691141473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. By way of more than 2,000 years of architectural history, this illustrated book defines and shows the major components of the art - from theory, plans, and models to structural elements such as columns, arches, and domes, to materials and decorative elements. Num Pages: 384 pages, 325 color illus. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 116 x 199 x 33. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141503
ISBN
9780691141503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. Richard Wagner (1813-1883) aimed to be more than just a composer. He set out to redefine opera as a 'total work of art' combining the highest aspirations of drama, poetry, the symphony, the visual arts, even religion and philosophy. This book examines his works. Editor(s): Grey, Thomas S. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24 halftones. 50 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143668
ISBN
9780691143668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.78

Hardback. Robert Lehman, one of the foremost art collectors of his generation, embraced traditional and modern masters. This work catalogues 130 nineteenth- and 20th-century paintings that are part of the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum. It includes paintings by Ingres, Theodore Rousseau, and Corot among other early 19th-century artists. Num Pages: 496 pages, 130 color illus. 300 halftones. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AFC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 291 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2262.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145365
ISBN
9780691145365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.53
€ 95.24

Paperback. An exploration of Scandinavian literature and art. It guides us through the most startling works created by the writers and artists of Scandinavia over the past two centuries. It helps readers gain fresh perspectives on canonical giants such as Soren Kierkegaard, Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, Edvard Munch, Knut Hamsun, and Ingmar Bergman. Num Pages: 544 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JH; 3JJ; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148243
ISBN
9780691148243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. What does it mean to say that some of the best Chinese contemporary art is made in America, by Americans? This book challenges the artificial and narrowly conceived definitions of Chinese art, revealing the great diversity of Chinese art and showing just how complex and uncertain the labels 'contemporary', 'Chinese', and 'American' have become. Editor(s): Silbergeld, Jerome; Ching, Dora C. Y. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 color illus. 172 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JM; ABA; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148601
ISBN
9780691148601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Despite the growth of digital media, traditional FM radio airplay still remains the essential way for musicians to achieve commercial success. This book examines how songs rise, or fail to rise, up the radio airplay charts. It shows that hits spread rapidly across radio because they clearly conform to an identifiable style or genre. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 halftones. 26 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFD; JHB; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148731
ISBN
9780691148731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 halftones. 17 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: AVGJ; JHBS; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150888
ISBN
9780691150888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Hardback. Taking an approach to medieval art, this title reveals the importance of movement in the physical, emotional, and intellectual experience of art and architecture in the Middle Ages. It offers a collection of interdisciplinary essays that explores a range of rituals, performances, works of art, and texts in which movement is crucial to meaning. Editor(s): Zchomelidse, Nino; Freni, Giovanni. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 288 pages, 155 color illus. 17 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: ACK; AG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 279 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151939
ISBN
9780691151939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 53.41

Paperback. Perhaps no twentieth-century composer has provoked a varied reaction among the music-loving public than Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). This book focuses on the position occupied by Sibelius in the Western musical tradition. Editor(s): Grimley, Daniel M. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DNF; AVGC5; AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152813
ISBN
9780691152813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardback. Offers a contribution to the study of the arts of East Asia. This book features the essays that address a range of subjects, building bridges in many directions, from early jades and bronzes through traditional painting and prints, to photography, cinema, and modern museum practice. Editor(s): Silbergeld, Jerome; Ching, Dora C. Y.; Smith, Judith G.; Murck, Alfreda. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 576 pages, 550 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FP; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 343 x 255 x 88. Weight in Grams: 5254.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152981
ISBN
9780691152981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.46
€ 153.92

Hardback. Focusing on the art of Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904) and his colleagues Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Frederic Bazille, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, this book argues for the importance of the group as a defining subject of nineteenth-century French painting. Num Pages: 352 pages, 42 color illus. 122 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 260 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153674
ISBN
9780691153674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 51.18

Hardback. Investigates America's changing attitudes toward medieval art around the turn of the twentieth century through the lens of Princeton University and its role as a major patron of Gothic Revival art and architecture. Series: Publications of the Art Museum, Princeton University. Num Pages: 128 pages, 65 color illus. 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; ACV; ACX; AGC; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1085.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154015
ISBN
9780691154015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

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