Art & Architecture
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Art & Architecture
Hardback. Offers a view of opera buffa in the theatrical world of late-eighteenth-century Vienna. This book attributes opera buffa's success to its ability to provide 'sheer' pleasure and hence explores how the genre functioned as entertainment. It shows how the arias and ensembles convey a multifaceted picture of the repertory's social values and habits. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 312 pages, 54 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 2ADT; AVGC4; AVGC9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058122
- ISBN
- 9780691058122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.53€ 97.61
€ 129.53
€ 97.61
Paperback. Traversing a range of discourse and imagery about kitharoidia - poetic and prose texts, iconography, inscriptions - this book offers an account of the aesthetic and socio-cultural complexities of citharodic song and examines the iconic role of the song makers in the popular imagination. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, 5 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AS; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1084.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021389
- ISBN
- 9780674021389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.44
€ 20.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meanings from medieval Europe to 20th-century America. It provides a guide to the changes in style and taste, showing that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society. Series: Studies in Design. Num Pages: 304 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719041259
- ISBN
- 9780719041259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.75
€ 26.99
€ 26.75
Paperback. This book defines diagrams as tools manipulated by users to produce new kinds of understanding and demonstrates that a modern diagrammatic knowledge emerged in eighteenth-century visual culture to become the foundation of later nineteenth-century science. Num Pages: 296 pages, 48 illustrations (8 colour). BIC Classification: AB; DSB; GT; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745055
- ISBN
- 9780804745055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; ACXJ; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262529747
- ISBN
- 9780262529747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. What role does the craftsman play on the professional life of the designer? Is the craft of design threatened with deskilling by technology? These are among the questions discussed in this collection of essays about the relevance and place of handcraft in the late 20th century. Series: Studies in Design. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: AFT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719046186
- ISBN
- 9780719046186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.33
€ 19.99
€ 17.33
Hardback. Series: Buildings, Landscapes, and Societies Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 30 colour, 114 b&w illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1596.
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271035642
- ISBN
- 9780271035642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.47€ 105.74
€ 129.47
€ 105.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Clayton, Martin; Herbert, Trevor; Middleton, Richard. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415881913
- ISBN
- 9780415881913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Series: Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; AN; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611483819
- ISBN
- 9781611483819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.43
€ 137.43
Paperback. Through rap and hip hop, entertainers have provided a voice questioning and challenging the sanctioned view of society. Examining the moral and social implications of Kanye West's art in the context of Western civilization's preconceived ideas, the contributors consider how West both challenges religious and moral norms and propagates them. Editor(s): Bailey, Julius. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; AVGR; AVH; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137574251
- ISBN
- 9781137574251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.42
€ 37.42
Hardback. The Cult of Happiness is among the first studies in any field to treat folk art and folk print as historical text. As such, this richly illustrated volume will appeal to a wide range of scholars in Asian studies, history, art history, folklore and print, as well as anyone having a passion for the creativity and culture of rural society. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AFH; GTB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774810340
- ISBN
- 9780774810340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.96
€ 40.99
€ 40.96
Hardback. The Cult of Art in Nazi Germany presents a new interpretation of National Socialism, arguing that art in the Third Reich was not simply an instrument of the regime, but actually became a source of the racist politics upon which its ideology was founded. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 110 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; ACX; JFC; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5334 x 4217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743266
- ISBN
- 9780804743266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743273
- ISBN
- 9780804743273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Cult movies are emerging as a distinct subject of film and media theory. This book brings together various works in the field on the structure, form, status, and reception of cult cinema traditions. It is divided into four areas of study - the conceptions of cult; cult case studies; national and international Cults; and cult consumption. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Publisher
- Open University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780335219230
- ISBN
- 9780335219230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.21
€ 39.21
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Wild Nature Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780995567306
- ISBN
- 9780995567306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. Series: Seminar Papers. Num Pages: 356 pages, 134 color + 27 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300226188
- ISBN
- 9780300226188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.00
€ 53.48
€ 42.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860771989
- ISBN
- 9781860771989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563680861
- ISBN
- 9781563680861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.08
€ 14.99
€ 13.08
Paperback. Challenges the idea that photographs of political violence exploit their subjects and pander to the voyeuristic tendencies of their viewers. Instead, the author argues that looking at such images is an ethically and politically necessary act that connects us to our modern history of violence and probes the human capacity for cruelty. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482514
- ISBN
- 9780226482514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.11
€ 25.99
€ 21.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 58 pages. BIC Classification: AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 194 x 4. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Novello
- Number of pages
- 58
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853609384
- ISBN
- 9780853609384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.37
€ 12.37
Paperback. The Tower of London has over two million visitors a year, with the Crown Jewels as its centrepiece. This title provides the history of the Crown Jewels, the most famous jewelry collection in the world. Num Pages: 176 pages, 189 illustrations, 172 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFKG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500289822
- ISBN
- 9780500289822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. After the murder of his fiancee by a vicious street gang, a man rises from the grave to wreak bloody vengeance upon those who wronged him. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AKLC; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Titan Books ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780857687951
- ISBN
- 9780857687951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 15.81
€ 24.99
€ 15.81
Hardback. Painting, according to Jean-Luc Marion, is a topic of central concern for philosophy, particularly phenomenology. These four studies carefully consider the history of painting - from classical to contemporary - as a fund for phenomenological reflection on the conditions of (in)visibility. Translator(s): Smith, James K. A. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804733915
- ISBN
- 9780804733915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.72
€ 102.72
Paperback. Painting, according to Jean-Luc Marion, is a topic of central concern for philosophy, particularly phenomenology. These four studies carefully consider the history of painting - from classical to contemporary - as a fund for phenomenological reflection on the conditions of (in)visibility. Translator(s): Smith, James. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804733922
- ISBN
- 9780804733922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.09
€ 25.99
€ 24.09