Art & Architecture
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Art & Architecture
Paperback. Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 651 pages, 188 b/w photographs, 7 tables, 3 graphs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110. American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 651 pages, 182 b&w photographs. Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; KNTC. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 39. Weight: 1110.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 651
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221284
- ISBN
- 9780520221284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.82
€ 51.99
€ 36.82
Paperback. The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) is a unique and important film, both in the history of British cinema and in the history of interdisciplinary art-making. It is the first full-throttle presentation of an opera on screen: a Technicolor exploration of romance, fantasy, and failure, more danced than sung, that reinvents the "total work of art." Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844574469
- ISBN
- 9781844574469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Hardback. Offers a stinging parable of democracy gone wrong by narrating and illustrating the story of a princess whose autocratic rule brought nothing but suffering to her people, despite her ambition of progress for her country. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 283 x 11. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857420053
- ISBN
- 9780857420053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.09
€ 25.99
€ 21.09
Paperback. Argues that the experience of cinema can be understood as deeply tactile - a sensuous exchange between film and viewer that goes beyond the visual and aural, gets beneath the skin, and reverberates in the body. This title combines analysis of embodiment and phenomenological film theory to provide a description of cinematic tactility. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Trade Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258426
- ISBN
- 9780520258426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. The best way to experience fabrics from the 1970s-the traditional plaids, bold prints, geometric patterns, "psychedelic" colors, and polyester and stretch knits-is to see it. This book is entirely dedicated to the sensory with nearly 300 vivid close-up color photographs, informative captions, a glossary, and an index. Num Pages: 112 pages, 261 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; APFA; TDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 214 x 10. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764307171
- ISBN
- 9780764307171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.20
€ 31.99
€ 21.20
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784992767
- ISBN
- 9781784992767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.88
€ 40.99
€ 38.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, over 371 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGV; AVRS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195394894
- ISBN
- 9780195394894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.77
€ 63.77
Hardback. The classic book on the Lower East Side's synagogues and their congregations, past and present-now back in print in a completely revised and expanded edition Num Pages: 232 pages, 100 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMN; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823250004
- ISBN
- 9780823250004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.26
€ 76.26
Hardback. Illustrated with images and photographs, this book traces the architecture of the synagogue in Britain and Ireland from its discreet Georgian- and Regency-era beginnings to the golden age of the grand 'cathedral synagogues' of the High Victorian period. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 398 pages, 80 colour images + 170 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; AMN; HBTB; HRJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 227 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1970.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 398
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170511
- ISBN
- 9780300170511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 45.57
€ 53.48
€ 45.57
Hardcover. The history of the Synagogue and its changing role in American Jewish culture. Num Pages: 259 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMN; HRJC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775820
- ISBN
- 9780814775820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.16
€ 41.16
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876615461
- ISBN
- 9780876615461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.85
€ 98.85
Paperback. In The Symphony, renowned critic Michael Steinberg offers music lovers a monumental guide to this most celebrated of musical forms, with perceptive commentaries on some 118 works by 36 major composers. Num Pages: 704 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195126655
- ISBN
- 9780195126655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.68
€ 41.99
€ 41.68
Hardcover. Divided into two parts, this work focuses on the symphonies of Germany and the Nordic countries and discusses in detail the symphonies of Weber, Spohr, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Lindblad, Berwald, Svendsen, Gade, Nielsen, Sibelius, Berlioz, Liszt, Raff, and Strauss. It discusses the style of specific works and their contexts. Num Pages: 1168 pages, 147 b&w photos, 199 figures. BIC Classification: AVGC4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 57. Weight in Grams: 2072.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Edition
- 4th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253348012
- ISBN
- 9780253348012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.79
€ 107.79
Hardcover. Details the beginnings of symphonic music in western culture Editor(s): Morrow, Mary Sue; Churgin, Bathia. Series: Symphonic Repertoire. Num Pages: 920 pages, 165 music exx. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 177 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Har/Com
- Number of pages
- 928
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356406
- ISBN
- 9780253356406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.33
€ 102.33
Hardcover. A study of the Romantic British, Russian, and French symphony. This volume discusses works from England, Russia, and France - including those by Potter, Bennett, Stanford, Elgar, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Gounod, Bizet, Franck, and Dukas. Num Pages: 864 pages, 94 b&w illus., 236 music exx. BIC Classification: AVGC4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 180 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 848
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253348975
- ISBN
- 9780253348975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.72
€ 102.72
Hardback. Presents a comprehensive examination of Paul Gauguin's symbolism. This book provides insights into and interpretations of Gauguin's multilayered symbolism. It is illustrated with a visual compendium of the artist's prodigious output. It offers an interpretation of recurrent images and their interrelationships in the artistic and social context. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 color illustrations, 110 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 266 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520241305
- ISBN
- 9780520241305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.37€ 64.45
€ 84.37
€ 64.45
Paperback. Following on from the author's previous work, "Early Jazz", this detailed history of jazz covers the crucial era which saw the rise of big band swing and the transition to the more "avant-garde" bop style which revolutionized jazz in the 1940s. Num Pages: 944 pages, line drawings, music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 937
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195071405
- ISBN
- 9780195071405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.14
€ 52.14
Paperback. Discovered in 1866 as two separate pieces and acquired by the British Museum in 1887, the sculpture known as the 'swimming reindeer' depicts a male and a female reindeer with their heads up and legs extended, and was created at least 13,000 years ago. This book offers us a glimpse into an Ice Age society. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 56 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: ACC; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714128214
- ISBN
- 9780714128214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.36
€ 13.36
Num Pages: 32 pages, 15 color illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 221 x 11. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764339776
- ISBN
- 9780764339776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.06
€ 25.99
€ 18.06
Num Pages: 80 pages, 44 color illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764338281
- ISBN
- 9780764338281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.06
€ 25.99
€ 18.06
Paperback. Series: Papers of the Peabody Museum. Num Pages: 454 pages, 3 color photos and drawing, 272 halftones and line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3H; ACBK; AFPC; HD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873652148
- ISBN
- 9780873652148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.99
€ 40.99
€ 33.99
paperback. BIC Classification: AMCR; AMV; AMVD; JFSG; RGC; RPC; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138945692
- ISBN
- 9781138945692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.55
€ 53.55
Hardcover. Get the definitive resource guide for sustainable site design, construction, and management.
The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) is transforming land design, development, and management practices across the United States with the first national rating system for sustainable landscapes. Series: Wiley Series in Sustainable Design. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMV; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 231 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1378.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470643556
- ISBN
- 9780470643556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.99
€ 116.99
Num Pages: 160 pages, 370 color photos. BIC Classification: AMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 286 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764334528
- ISBN
- 9780764334528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.20
€ 37.99
€ 25.20