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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. How do we appreciate a work of art? Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to explore connections between art, mind, and brain, Arthur Shimamura takes findings from psychological and brain sciences to address ways of understanding our aesthetic responses. Num Pages: 304 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190239077
ISBN
9780190239077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.75

Paperback. A classic examination of superb design through the centuries. Num Pages: 245 pages, facsimiles, plans. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
245
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262680028
ISBN
9780262680028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.41

Paperback. An account of the changing attitudes to the way art is presented in the modern museum of art. It examines the relationship between the artist, the public and the curator, taking the reader into the artist's studio, and then on an international tour of museums, galleries and installations. Series: Walter Neurath Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; GM; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500282168
ISBN
9780500282168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.41

Hardcover. As in 2001, during the 2002 Cologne International Furniture Fair, three internationally known designers squeezed themselves into the town's best known building between buildings. There they presented their ideas on the subject of 'expanding the gap'. From Tokyo came the idea of expanding the exhibition space with an installation to make it snow. Editor(s): Rendel, Martin; Spitz, Rene. Num Pages: 112 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AMA; AMB; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9783932565281
ISBN
9783932565281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Regarded as a foremost scholar of 19-century French art, Gabriel P Weisberg has worked closely with his wife, Yvonne, to amass a significant collection of art. This title presents Weisberg's significant collection of art that helps to expand our view of this momentous period in the history of French art. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; AFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 241 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Minneapolis Institute of Art United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780980048407
ISBN
9780980048407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Metropolis Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933045788
ISBN
9781933045788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.86

Hardback. Explores the realm of art and architecture across a broad terrain of installation practices. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Oro Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940743028
ISBN
9781940743028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.30

Hardback. An exciting approach to botanical illustration featuring exotic and extraordinary plant specimens. Num Pages: 144 pages, 170. BIC Classification: AGNB; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 278 x 17. Weight in Grams: 914. With the Eden Project. 144 pages, 170 illustrations. An exciting approach to botanical illustration featuring exotic and extraordinary plant specimens. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AGNB; WFA. Dimension: 223 x 278 x 17. Weight: 918.
Publisher
Batsford Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849940313
ISBN
9781849940313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 92 color images. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1KBB; AJC; HBWS4; HBWS5; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 279 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1355.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764348938
ISBN
9780764348938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 296 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2390.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783958291973
ISBN
9783958291973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1. BIC Classification: AJG; AJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Amherst Media United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584282280
ISBN
9781584282280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.23

Paperback. Michael Mann's films receive a detailed analysis as existential dramas, including Heat, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans and Public Enemies. Thebook demonstrates that Mann's films perform critical engagement with existentialism, illustrating the problems and opportunities of living according to this philosophy." Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HPX; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349336722
ISBN
9781349336722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.17

Hardcover. At the heart of this volume is the assertion that Sartrean existentialism, most prominent in the 1940s, particularly in France, is still relevant as a way of interpreting the world today. Film, by reflecting philosophical concerns in the actions and choices of characters, continues and extends a tradition in which art exemplifies the understanding Editor(s): Boule, Jean-Pierre; McCaffrey, Enda. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404. A Sartrean Perspective. 224 pages. Editor(s): Boule, Jean-Pierre; McCaffrey, Enda. At the heart of this volume is the assertion that Sartrean existentialism, most prominent in the 1940s, particularly in France, is still relevant as a way of interpreting the world today. Film, by reflecting philosophical concerns in the actions and choices of characters, continues and extends a tradition in which art exemplifies the understanding. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF3. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 16. Weight: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453204
ISBN
9780857453204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.60

Hardcover. Simone de Beauvoir's work has not often been associated with film studies. This is paradoxical when it is recognized that she was the first feminist thinker to inaugurate the concept of the gendered "othering" gaze. Moreover, other concepts associated with Beauvoirian existentialism such as ambiguity, gendered alienation, situated freedom.. Editor(s): Boule, Jean-Pierre; Tidd, Ursula. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390. a Beauvoirian Perspective. 224 pages. Editor(s): Boule, Jean-Pierre; Tidd, Ursula. Simone de Beauvoir's work has not often been associated with film studies. This is paradoxical when it is recognized that she was the first feminist thinker to inaugurate the concept of the gendered "othering" gaze. Moreover, other concepts associated with Beauvoirian existentialism such as ambiguity, gendered alienation, situated freedom. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF3. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457295
ISBN
9780857457295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 257 pages, 30 illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223492
ISBN
9780934223492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.58

Paperback. The shocking, decadent, true story behind the making of the Rolling Stones' beloved double album Exile on Main Street Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280. A Season in Hell with the "Rolling Stones". 272 pages, illustrations. "Exile on Main Street" freezes forever in time a moment when the Stones and their counterculture audience found themselves at a crossroads. This is the true story behind the making of the Rolling Stones' celebrated double album "Exile on Main Street.". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306815638
ISBN
9780306815638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.65

Paperback. Is exile a falling away from a source of creativity associated with the wholeness of home and one's own language, or is it a spur to creativity? This book examines the complexities of exile and the diversity of its experiences. It is suitable for those who are interested in the problems of displacement and diaspora and the European Holocaust. Editor(s): Suleiman, Susan Rubin. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADF; ABA; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822322153
ISBN
9780822322153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardcover. Over 100 essays by the art critic of the Daily Telegraph about significant art exhibitions throughout the UK, and in Paris, Amsterdam, New York and Washington, ranging from early prehistoric art of the Ice Age to the performance art of today, Num Pages: 384 pages, 140 colour. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 256 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1678.
Publisher
Wilmington Square Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908524676
ISBN
9781908524676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566633994
ISBN
9781566633994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. Series: Exhibition Histories. Num Pages: 239 pages, 75 colour, 75 b&w. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863358976
ISBN
9783863358976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.00

Hardback. Successful exhibition design is more than the presentation of products, objects and ideas, going beyond the mere conveyance of information related to them. This book presents permanent and contemporary projects such as museums and art exhibitions, installations, as well as the presentation of products at fair booths and in show rooms. Series: Architecture in Focus. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1838.
Publisher
Braun Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037681701
ISBN
9783037681701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 49.19

Paperback. Series: Afterall Exhibition Histories. Num Pages: 192 pages, 95 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863354480
ISBN
9783863354480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.70

Paperback. This text raises questions about artistic freedom and censorship. Wu Hung uses the Chinese government's cancellation of the exhibition "It's Me", Beijing 1998, to anchor his analysis of the challenges face by contemporary Chinese artisits and curators. Num Pages: 224 pages, 111 colour plates, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AB; AC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935573336
ISBN
9780935573336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.51

Hardback. In the late 18th century, as a wave of English nationalism swept the country, the printseller John Boydell set out to create an ambitious exhibition space, one devoted to promoting and fostering a distinctly English style of history painting. This book explores the responses of key artists of the period to Boydell's venture. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 colour images + 95 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 261 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300196689
ISBN
9780300196689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.00

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