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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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Paperback. Focuses on the two operas of Alban Berg. If you have ever had any questions about Berg's opera Wozzeck, this book answers them for you. Each paragraph, each quoted music example, each analysis moves the argument forward in a clear incisive manner. Num Pages: 268 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AGB; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520066175
ISBN
9780520066175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. Examines ways in which Britten's operas explored and articulated the inherent ambiguity and latent sexuality of music, particularly song, and suggests that they may illustrate his search for a public 'voice' which would embody, communicate, and perhaps resolve his private beliefs and anxieties. Num Pages: 370 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562. Expression and Evasion. 370 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Examines ways in which Britten's operas explored and articulated the inherent ambiguity and latent sexuality of music, particularly song, and suggests that they may illustrate his search for a public 'voice' which would embody, communicate, and perhaps resolve his private beliefs and anxieties. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 28. Weight: 570.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
370
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843833147
ISBN
9781843833147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.77

Hardcover. Offers a study of Verdi's operas in Florence in 1859, in the middle of the composer's career. This title features a systematic examination of Verdi's operas, it covered the twenty works produced between 1842 and 1857 - from Nabucco and Macbeth to Il trovatore, La traviata, and Aroldo. Editor(s): Castelvecchi, Stefano. Translator(s): Schneider, Edward; Castelvecchi, Stefano. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226094915
ISBN
9780226094915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.47
€ 51.18

Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544304
ISBN
9780714544304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Translator(s): Ridler, Anne. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544465
ISBN
9780714544465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Hardcover. The commercial success and formal perfection of melodrama is central to the re-establishment of the post-war Italian film industry, ensuring cinema's position at the forefront of 20th century mass culture. This title provides an analysis of cineopera or opera film. Num Pages: 240 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJP; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748656424
ISBN
9780748656424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.71
€ 102.74

Paperback. Oprah Winfrey has built an empire on her ability to connect with and inspire her audience. This title examines the origins of her public image and its substantial influence on politics, entertainment, and popular opinion. Editor(s): Harris, Jennifer; Watson, Elwood. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
updated edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813192369
ISBN
9780813192369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.37

Hardcover. This handy reference guide from Classic FM takes you on a whistle-stop tour of the greatest orchestras at home and abroad, stopping off to explore the world of orchestral instruments, as well as making plenty of musical recommendations along the way. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 110 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909653627
ISBN
9781909653627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.21

Paperback. The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction considers the structure, roots, and day-to-day functioning of the modern philharmonic society. Far from an anachronistic organization that cannot long survive, it is shown to be powerful political and social force, occupying critical positions in cultural diplomacy, national identity, and civic pride. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: AVRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199760282
ISBN
9780199760282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Hardback. What is art? This perennial question is forcefully thrown open by the electronic expansion of its field and proliferation of arts. This book addresses this question with philosophical underpinnings. Editor(s): Kronegger, Marlies. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 490 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 873.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792360087
ISBN
9780792360087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 247.11

Hardcover. Investigating the production and uses of serial portraiture, vernacular imagery, architectural surveys and time-based performance in photography from the 1880s, this book illustrates how typological methods in photography have developed globally. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 300 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2720.
Publisher
Steidl
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869309941
ISBN
9783869309941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.48
€ 87.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 12 color plates. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Columbia Books on Architecture and the City
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941332061
ISBN
9781941332061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Translator(s): Cavitch, Max; Wedell, Noura; Grant, Paul. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 224 pages, 34 b&w illus. BIC Classification: APFA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 275 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Autonomedia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351856
ISBN
9781584351856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations (some colour), bibliography , discography. BIC Classification: AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 296. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
9780747805601
ISBN
9780747805601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Hardback. Mining rich archival resources of play-texts, censorship reports, critical reviews, and contemporary writings on performance practice, Angela C. Pao reveals the complex processes by which the institutions of popular culture helped shape nineteenth-century notions of race, ethnicity, and nationality. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812234251
ISBN
9780812234251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 105 color photos. BIC Classification: AFK; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 281 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764309632
ISBN
9780764309632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.13

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Omnibus Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847721709
ISBN
9781847721709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.24

Paperback. In this challenging collection of fifteen essays, most of which originally appeared in October, Rosalind Krauss explores the ways in which the break in style that produced postmodernism has forced a change in our various understandings of twentieth-century art, beginning with the almost mythic idea of the avant-garde. Num Pages: 319 pages, 162. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
319
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262610469
ISBN
9780262610469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.62

Hardback. Delivered three times between 1898 and 1902 and subsequently revised with an eye towards publication, Alois Riegl's lectures on the origins of Baroque art in Rome broke new ground in its field. This English translation brings Riegl's compelling vision of the Baroque to life and amply illustrates his celebrated magnetism as a lecturer. Num Pages: 292 pages, 47 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
292
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060414
ISBN
9781606060414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 42.15

Paperback. The Origins of Italian Fashion examines the history of Italian fashion from the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Lombard tailor Rosa Genoni created the first Italian fashion house independent from the prevailing French style, to World War II, when the Fascist regime co-opted fashion as a propaganda tool. Num Pages: 112 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; AKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851777914
ISBN
9781851777914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.70

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