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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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Art & Architecture

paperback. Focuses on the development of modern architecture in the Middle East. Ranging from Jerusalem at the turn of the 20th century to Libya under Italian colonial rule, post-war Turkey, and on to Iraq, this title looks around the historical encounter between the politics of nation-building and architectural modernism's materials, methods, and motives. Editor(s): Isenstadt, Sandy; Rizvi, Kishwar. Series: Studies in Modernity and National Identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, 76 illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; AM; GTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987941
ISBN
9780295987941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. Baker perceives the Harlem Renaissance as a crucial moment in a movement, predating the 1920's, when Afro-Americans embraced the task of self-determination and in so doing gave forth a distinctive form of expression that still echoes in a broad spectrum of 20th-century Afro-American arts. Num Pages: 142 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2AB; AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035253
ISBN
9780226035253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.51

Hardback. This captivating book-the first of its kind-will appeal to scholars of literature, music, theater, and modernity as well as to sophisticated opera lovers everywhere. Editor(s): Begam, Richard; Smith, Matthew Wilson. Series: Hopkins Studies in Modernism. Num Pages: 392 pages, 32, 32 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 324 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420622
ISBN
9781421420622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.69

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
n
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295981529
ISBN
9780295981529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.76

Paperback. This work offers not only important statements by composers and critics, but also musical speculations by poets, novelists, philosophers, and others - all of which combine with Daniel Albright's commentary to place modernist music in the context of a broader intellectual history. Num Pages: 440 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: AV; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226012674
ISBN
9780226012674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.51

Hardback. Editor(s): Collins, Ian; Hughes, Eleanor. Num Pages: 208 pages, 224 color illus. BIC Classification: ACX; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 222. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214871
ISBN
9780300214871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.19
€ 41.45

Hardback. The Spanish AvantGarde and Material Culture 19201930. Series: REFIGURING MODERNISM. Num Pages: NO. Dimension: 191 x 255 x 25. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271063454
ISBN
9780271063454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.22
€ 81.00

Hardback. Argues that references to theology and traditional Christian iconography in the works of Picasso and Apollinaire are not mere symbolic gestures; rather, they are complex responses to the symbolist art and poetry of figures important to them, including Paul Gauguin, Charles Morice, and Santiago Rusinol. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 color, 17 b/w. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282469
ISBN
9780520282469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.09
€ 45.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 100 b&w illustrations, 14 colour plates. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 264 x 191 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816651597
ISBN
9780816651597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. Whether we recognise it or not, virtually every aspect of our life today has been influenced in part by the aesthetic legacy of Modernism. In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler examines how and why Modernism began, explaining what it is and showing how it has gradually informed all aspects of 20th and 21st century life. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD2; DSBH; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804419
ISBN
9780192804419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Hardcover. Discusses the development of modern architecture in the context of architectural history. Num Pages: 136 pages, 136ill. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1038.
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783930698639
ISBN
9783930698639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
OMNIBUS PRESS
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617740961
ISBN
9781617740961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.38

Paperback. A stunning survey of modern illustration that uses older styles of artistic expression to evoke a sense of another time and place. These retro illustrations play with the past, subvert it, on occasion, but always feel fresh. Num Pages: 224 pages, 420 illustrations. BIC Classification: AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 250 x 16. Weight in Grams: 960. 224 pages, 420 illustrations. A stunning survey of modern illustration that uses older styles of artistic expression to evoke a sense of another time and place. These retro illustrations play with the past, subvert it, on occasion, but always feel fresh. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AKC. Dimension: 248 x 250 x 16. Weight: 960.
Publisher
Batsford Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849940320
ISBN
9781849940320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Men and women wear tattoos to reflect their individuality. These tribal tattoos are bold statements that are rooted in historic and cultural sources. This book features black work patterns that incorporate large solid areas with fine line accents, and motif ideas including totems and talismans. Num Pages: 152 pages, b/w throughout, includes illustrations & diagrams, includes patterns. BIC Classification: AFT; AFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Fox Chapel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565233980
ISBN
9781565233980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.09

Num Pages: 142 pages, 167 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1054.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764338656
ISBN
9780764338656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 31.88

Paperback. An exploration of modern assumptions about God, social, economic, and political structures, through the analysis of contemporary cultural expression. This is combined with a study of the locations that successively became the frontiers of modernity, such as Vienna, Moscow, Paris and Berlin, as well as America. Num Pages: 752 pages, 166 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AB; ACX; AV; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 167 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1190. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0006766
ISBN
9780500281512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The modern era in the theatre is remarkable for the extraordinary role and influence of theoretical practitioners, whose writings have shaped our sense of the possibilities and objectives of performance. This study offers a critical exploration of the theoretical writings of modern practitioners. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ANC; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 220 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333775424
ISBN
9780333775424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.69

Paperback. A survey of the thought about painting and sculpture from the early 18th to the mid-19th centuries. Barasch studies the opinions of the artists and treats the doctrines of philosophers, poets and critics of this period, thus tracing the development of modernism in art and art theory. Editor(s): Barasch, Moshe. Num Pages: 460 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814711767
ISBN
9780814711767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.47

Paperback. Although Swedish design has exercised an extraordinary influence on modern architecture and interior furnishings internationally since the early twentieth century, the intellectual background from which it emerged is far less wellknown. This book presents a collection of three of these seminal essays. Editor(s): Creagh, Lucy; Kaberg, Helena. Num Pages: 352 pages, 260 illustrations, 14 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DNS; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 188 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870707223
ISBN
9780870707223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.32

Num Pages: 256 pages, 581 color photos. BIC Classification: AKP; TDPH; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1596.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764327186
ISBN
9780764327186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 47.11

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