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Hardback. Black Models and White Myths examines the racial assumptions behind representations of Africans that emphasized the contrast between "civilization" and "savagery" and the development of so-called scientific and ethnographic racism. These works often depicted Africans' allegedly natural behavior as a counterpoint to inhibited European conduct. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 384 pages, 165 color illustrations, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052604
- ISBN
- 9780674052604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.47€ 94.21
€ 105.47
€ 94.21
Hardback. Slaves and Liberators looks at the political implications of the representation of Africans, from the morality of slavery, through abolitionism, to European imperialism in Africa. Popular imagery and great works, like Turner's Slave Ship, cast light on widely differing European responses to Africans and their descendants. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 384 pages, 160 color illustrations, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052598
- ISBN
- 9780674052598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.47€ 94.96
€ 105.47
€ 94.96
Hardback. Europe and the World Beyond focuses geographically on peoples of South America and the Mediterranean as well as Africa, but conceptually it emphasizes the ways that visual constructions of blacks mediated between Europe and a faraway African continent that was impinging ever more closely on daily life in cities and ports engaged in the slave trade. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 528 pages, 223 color illustrations, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 257 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052628
- ISBN
- 9780674052628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.47€ 99.54
€ 105.47
€ 99.54
Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 432 pages, 191 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 258 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052611
- ISBN
- 9780674052611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.47€ 99.52
€ 105.47
€ 99.52
Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 400 pages, 259 color illustrations, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 256 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052581
- ISBN
- 9780674052581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.47€ 99.86
€ 105.47
€ 99.86
Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 416 pages, 345 color illustrations, 50 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 291 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- New Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052710
- ISBN
- 9780674052710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.21€ 106.66
€ 110.21
€ 106.66
Hardcover. The Image of the Black in African and Asian Art asks how the black figure was depicted by artists from the non-Western world Africa, East Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. The aesthetic traditions represented are as diverse as the political and social histories of these regions. Editor(s): Blier, Suzanne Preston; Gates Jr., Henry Louis. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504394
- ISBN
- 9780674504394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.79€ 85.38
€ 94.79
€ 85.38
Hardcover. The author of this book sets out to investigate two fundamental issues: how was the remote past of Britain imagined in the 18th and 19th centuries and what part did visual arts play in the process? Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 262 pages, 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACV; HBAH; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1007.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300058147
- ISBN
- 9780300058147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art. Num Pages: 255 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AGB; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486209685
- ISBN
- 9780486209685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.80
€ 26.99
€ 19.80
Hardback. Editor(s): Scott, Professor Grant F. Series: Series in Victorian Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 262 x 34. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821421857
- ISBN
- 9780821421857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69
hardcover. Provides an in-depth survey of 1,400 years of art and architecture from ornate mosques and pottery, to calligraphy, carpets and costume. This book discusses how wonderful works of sacred art glorified Islam's message. It explores the rich heritage of Islamic art. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 500 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1344. A Comprehensive History of Islam's 1,400-year Legacy of Art and Design, with 300 Colour Photogrpahs, Reproductions and Fine-art Paintings. 256 pages, over 500 colour photographs. Provides an in-depth survey of 1,400 years of art and architecture from ornate mosques and pottery, to calligraphy, carpets and costume. This book discusses how wonderful works of sacred art glorified Islam's message. It explores the rich heritage of Islamic art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB; AM. Dimension: 307 x 240 x 26. Weight: 1654.
- Publisher
- Anness Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754820871
- ISBN
- 9780754820871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.52
€ 24.99
€ 18.52
Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGN; WH; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Ten Speed Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607748328
- ISBN
- 9781607748328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.21
€ 17.99
€ 13.21
Hardcover. Num Pages: 575 pages, Ill.(489col.). BIC Classification: APFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 271 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2870.
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Number of pages
- 575
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Rev Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786860708
- ISBN
- 9780786860708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.57€ 55.11
€ 67.57
€ 55.11
Paperback. A new way of looking at the medieval castle - as a cultural reflection of the society that produced it, seen through art and literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AMKL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 0. .
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153611
- ISBN
- 9781903153611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.86
€ 33.99
€ 28.86
Hardback. Opens up significant paths for conversation about how musical concepts, practices and products were shaped by interrelationships between culture and commerce. Num Pages: 368 pages, 43 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC5; AVGC6; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270651
- ISBN
- 9781783270651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.88
€ 115.88
Paperback. Dahlhaus examines a single music-aesthetical idea from various historical and philosophical viewpoints. Translator(s): Lustig, R. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 134 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226134871
- ISBN
- 9780226134871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.84
€ 31.99
€ 24.84
Paperback. The Byzantines surrounded themselves with their saints, invisible but constant companions, who were made visible by dreams, visions, and art. This book aims to analyze the logic of the saint's image in Byzantium, both in portraits and in narrative scenes. It emphasizes on the poems inscribed by the Byzantines upon their icons. Num Pages: 240 pages, 163 halftones, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; ACK; AGR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050072
- ISBN
- 9780691050072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.93€ 68.43
€ 88.93
€ 68.43
The Iconography of the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus: Neofitus Iit Ad D...
Elizabeth Struthers Malbon
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604862
- ISBN
- 9780691604862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.70
€ 54.99
€ 39.70
Paperback. This book explores the iconography of Islamic art, presenting a diverse range of approaches to the subject. Editor(s): O'Kane, Bernard. Num Pages: 352 pages, 159 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AGR; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748633678
- ISBN
- 9780748633678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.03€ 62.96
€ 64.03
€ 62.96
Paperback. Based on author's own experiences as a Filapina American filmmaker and as a spectator to urge a shift in thinking about sexualized depictions of Asian/American women in film, video, and theatrical productions, this book moves beyond denunciations of sexualized representations of Asian/American women as necessarily demeaning or negative. Num Pages: 352 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; APFA; GTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822340331
- ISBN
- 9780822340331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70