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Art & Architecture
Introducing… 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. Michel Baridon traces the history of the most famous gardens in the world from their inception through the three centuries of eventful history that they have witnessed. Translator(s): Mason, Adrienne. Series: Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 42 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AMV; WMB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222074
- ISBN
- 9780812222074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415715089
- ISBN
- 9780415715089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.96
€ 68.96
Paperback. Aims to introduce the general public to the scholarly debate that has revolutionized Russian music history. This work summarizes the fresh view of Russian music and provides an overview of the relationships between artistic movements and political ideas. It explores the cultural and historical milieu from which great works have emerged. Translator(s): Pomerans, Arnold J.; Pomerans, Erica. Num Pages: 441 pages, 32 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVGE; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 441
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248250
- ISBN
- 9780520248250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. First published in 1993, this illustrated volume defines the main components and sources for Russia's architectural traditions in their historical context. Subject to influences from east and west, it documents Russian architecture's distinctive approaches to building in four parts. Num Pages: 744 pages, 775 illus., 80 in color. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AM; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 744
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983936
- ISBN
- 9780295983936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 50.17
€ 51.99
€ 50.17
Paperback. The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the 'Mona Lisa' beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting? Num Pages: 360 pages, 325 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 289 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2188.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500239490
- ISBN
- 9780500239490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.57
€ 46.99
€ 42.57
Hardcover. George Eastman - the founder of Kodak - died in 1932, and left his house to the University of Rochester. Since 1949 the site has operated as an international museum of photography and film. This title shows in chronological order the most impressive images and the most important developments in the art of light that is photography. Editor(s): Heller, Steven. Num Pages: 766 pages, Illustrations (some colour), ports. (some colour). BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 199 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Publisher
- Taschen GmbH
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836540995
- ISBN
- 9783836540995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141635
- ISBN
- 9780231141635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; APFA; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141628
- ISBN
- 9780231141628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.30€ 90.18
€ 118.30
€ 90.18
Paperback. Why has opera transfixed and fascinated audiences for centuries? The authors answer this question in their scrupulous and provocative retelling of the history of opera, examining its development, the means by which it communicates, and its societal role. Num Pages: 656 pages, 24 pp colour inset. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141009018
- ISBN
- 9780141009018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.10
€ 25.99
€ 18.10
Paperback. A trusted reference, a popular teaching text and a well-written history is now bolder, briefer and better than ever. Num Pages: 864 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 280 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Fifth
- Number of pages
- 864
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393920093
- ISBN
- 9780393920093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.99
€ 109.99
Hardback. A History of Modern Drama: Volume II explores a remarkable breadth of topics and analytical approaches to the dramatic works, authors, and transitional events and movements that shaped world drama from 1960 through to the dawn of the new millennium. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405157582
- ISBN
- 9781405157582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.03
€ 90.03
Hardback. Tells the story of 6,000 years of domestic and public space. Fully updated 4th edition includes a new chapter on 21st century interior design and a heavily revised chapter on the late 20th century. Embedded in a social and political context, detailed discussions of famous buildings are interspersed with investigations of the domestic vernacular. Num Pages: 496 pages, 700 illustrations, 350 in colour. BIC Classification: AMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 304 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2760.
- Publisher
- Laurence King Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 4th edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780672915
- ISBN
- 9781780672915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.13€ 53.17
€ 65.13
€ 53.17
Paperback. Offering a unique blend of thematic and chronological investigation, this highly illustrated, engaging text explores the rich historical, cultural, and social contexts of 3,000 years of Greek art, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444350159
- ISBN
- 9781444350159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.81
€ 73.81
Paperback. This new edition covers thehistory of avante-garde film and video, ranging from Cezanne and dada, via Cocteau, Brakhage and Le Grice, to the new wave of British video artists in the 1990s. The author also reconstitutes the avante-garde film as an independent form of art practice with its own internal logic and aesthetic discourse. Num Pages: 208 pages, 60 black & white halftones, 35 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844574360
- ISBN
- 9781844574360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.10
€ 42.99
€ 36.10
Hardback. Peter Ward looks at how spaces in the Canadian home have changed over the last three centuries, and how family and social relationships have shaped -- and been shaped by -- these changing spaces. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour and 83 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3J; AMKD; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806848
- ISBN
- 9780774806848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.28
€ 113.28
Paperback. An abundantly illustrated overview of modern design across continents and cultures, highlighting key movements and design traditions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 250 photographs, mostly color. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; AJ; AK; AMR; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393732726
- ISBN
- 9780393732726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.27
€ 52.99
€ 44.27
Hardcover. This powerful history of broadcasting in the United States goes beyond traditional accounts to explore the field's important social, political, and cultural ramifications. It examines how broadcasting has been organized as a business throughout much of the 20th century, and focuses on the aesthetics of programming over the years. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APT; APW; HBTK; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405122818
- ISBN
- 9781405122818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.53
€ 121.53
Hardcover. This book is an investigation into the design and history of British magazines over the past 170 years. It identifies turning points and new directions in one of the most sensitive barometers of mass-market design taste. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 Colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 220 x 0. .
- Publisher
- V & A Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851777860
- ISBN
- 9781851777860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.88
€ 40.99
€ 27.88
Hardcover. A study of the music of the Baroque period, with a focus on the 17th century. It examines composers and genres from Russia, the Ukraine, Slovenia, Croatia, and Latin America. It also includes musical examples from various genres and instrumental combinations. Num Pages: 720 pages, 181 figures, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: AVGC3; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 186 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1650.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253343659
- ISBN
- 9780253343659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.91
€ 81.91
Hardback. Presents the history of artists' film and video in Britain. Structured in two parts ('Institutions' and 'Artists and Movements'), this work considers the work of some 300 artists, including Kenneth Macpherson, Basil Wright, Len Lye, Humphrey Jennings, Margaret Tait, Jeff Keen, Carolee Schneemann, Yoko Ono, Malcolm Le Grice, and Peter Gidal. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AFKV; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 205 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1254.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844570959
- ISBN
- 9781844570959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.78€ 147.36
€ 165.78
€ 147.36
Paperback. Presents the history of artists' film and video in Britain. Structured in two parts ('Institutions' and 'Artists and Movements'), this work considers the work of some 300 artists, including Kenneth Macpherson, Basil Wright, Len Lye, Humphrey Jennings, Margaret Tait, Jeff Keen, Carolee Schneemann, Yoko Ono, Malcolm Le Grice, and Peter Gidal. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AFKV; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844570966
- ISBN
- 9781844570966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.14
€ 54.99
€ 46.14
Hardback. Through analysis of several key collaborations in American cinema from the silent era to the late twentieth century such as those of D W Griffith and Billy Bitzer, and Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Burks, this book underlines the importance of cinematographers to both the development of cinematic technique and the expression of visual style in film. Num Pages: 248 pages, 35. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284340
- ISBN
- 9780520284340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 73.04
€ 94.64
€ 73.04
Paperback. Through analysis of several key collaborations in American cinema from the silent era to the late twentieth century such as those of D W Griffith and Billy Bitzer, and Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Burks, this book underlines the importance of cinematographers to both the development of cinematic technique and the expression of visual style in film. Num Pages: 248 pages, 35. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284357
- ISBN
- 9780520284357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Bernard Herrmann is a music composer who in over 40 scores enriched the work of directors like Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Martin Scorsese. He scored for "Fahrenheit 451", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", and "Psycho". This title is his biography exploring the inter-relationships between his music and his personal life. Num Pages: 429 pages, 31 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 429
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229396
- ISBN
- 9780520229396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35