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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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Attempts to answer the question of why people sing, by focusing on the transmission and performance of songs on a small, Gaelic-speaking island community. In an exposition of the links between music, text, and performance, the vicissitudes of island life are revealed, while these tensions are shown to be leavened by the singing of humorous items. Editor(s): Mac Ruairi, Eamonn; Mhic Ruairi, Belle; McClafferty, Teresa; O Dugain, Seamas. Series: Europea: Ethnomusicologies & Modernities. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810851368
ISBN
9780810851368
Condition: New

€ 181.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, photos and diagrams. BIC Classification: ANC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585104550
ISBN
9781585104550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.77

Hardback. Collects together Knox's writings, published and unpublished, on various performers with whom he worked or was familiar, and on the art and craft of acting. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ANC; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834996
ISBN
9780810834996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.01

Paperback. This is a book for theatre-lovers, written for anyone who shares the author's curiosity about the art of acting and about theatre past and present. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ANC; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897426
ISBN
9780859897426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.39

Paperback. Soon after Alexander Gardner's "Photographic Sketch Book" was published, in 1866, it became the Civil War's best-known visual record and helped define how viewers would come to know the war. This study of a pivotal American historical document, approaching it from the perspective of visual studies as well as American literature and history. Series: Defining Moments in American Photography. Num Pages: 128 pages, 27 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJCR; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 49.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253315
ISBN
9780520253315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. In "De architectura" (c.40 BC), Vitruvius discusses in ten encyclopedic chapters aspects of Roman architecture, engineering and city planning. Vitruvius also included a section on human proportions. Because it is the only antique treatise on architecture to have survived, "De architectura" has been an invaluable source of information for scholars. Translator(s): Tavernor, Robert; Schofield, Richard. Num Pages: 496 pages, 100 b/w. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141441689
ISBN
9780141441689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.29

Paperback. Translator(s): Morgan, M. H. Series: Dover Architecture. Num Pages: 331 pages, 68ill. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486206455
ISBN
9780486206455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.41

Paperback. This book, newly available in paperback, offers a sustained demonstration of the way in which works of art can help us to explore the most difficult ethical and political issues of our time: war, terror, extermination, torture and abuse. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AG; HBW; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402. 256 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. This book, newly available in paperback, offers a sustained demonstration of the way in which works of art can help us to explore the most difficult ethical and political issues of our time: war, terror, extermination, torture and abuse. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: AG; HBW; JP. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight: 394.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748642595
ISBN
9780748642595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. This text offers a sustained demonstration of the way in which works of art can help us to explore the most difficult ethical and political issues of our time: war, terror, extermination, torture and abuse. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AG; HBW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639151
ISBN
9780748639151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.98
€ 101.00

Paperback. Series: Legacy Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA; JHB; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182850
ISBN
9780231182850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.55

Hardback. Series: Legacy Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA; JHB; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182843
ISBN
9780231182843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AMB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875656014
ISBN
9780875656014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 45.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJ; AB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
850
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336307
ISBN
9780880336307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.17

Hardcover. Provides lesson after valuable lesson to anyone wishing to know what it means and what it takes to be an artist today. In this book the author gives practical advice and insights gained from his own professional highs and lows. It is a mix of reminiscence, personal philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 238 x 39. Weight in Grams: 974.
Publisher
Art / Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908970183
ISBN
9781908970183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 152 pages, 200 colour photos. BIC Classification: AFKG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 284 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1188.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764346477
ISBN
9780764346477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVC; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781257456
ISBN
9781781257456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. A love letter to David Bowie, and a celebration of his life and his music from a lifelong fan and Rolling Stone magazine columnist. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AV; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472241078
ISBN
9781472241078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.78

Hardcover. A visual and oral history of the past twenty years of theater, On Broadway pulls back the curtain to reveal the creative process involved in bringing a Broadway show to the stage and into the public consciousness through the words of Broadway's most famous personalities and the art of SpotCo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 178. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847848249
ISBN
9780847848249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.66

Paperback. The movement of a work of art from artist's studio to gallery, to collector, and to curator sometimes follows a clear and distinct route, easily discernable from start to finish. This book contributes to an understanding of the collecting process and the convoluted courtship rituals involving collectors, donors, museum staff, and board members. Editor(s): Ice, Joyce. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; AFTB; AGC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 279 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988887
ISBN
9780295988887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Kartomi first moves through a culture-specific inspection of several societies in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and then, synthesizing current ethnomusicological trends, proceeds to make a large-scale comparative study of classification schemes and the concepts which govern them. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 350 pages, 67 line drawings, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: AVR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226425498
ISBN
9780226425498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Distributed Art Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935202004
ISBN
9781935202004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.85

hardcover. This a portrait of Gilbert Stuart, painter of George Washington and other founding fathers, who once shied away from a self-portrait he had begun to please his bride. Flexner presents a portrait the artist could not face, constructed as he would have constructed it, frank, without flattery. Num Pages: 195 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 22. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823216123
ISBN
9780823216123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.29

Paperback. This guide to directing takes the reader from the initial choice of play right through every aspect of its production to performances and beyond. It contains the author's directing notes for ten of his best-known productions and anecdotes about working with famous playwrights and actors. Num Pages: 336 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: ANH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780684826226
ISBN
9780684826226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.13

Hardback. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 384 pages, 84 color + 46 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; AC; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 216. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214000
ISBN
9780300214000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.09

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