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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. This new edition covers thehistory of avante-garde film and video, ranging from Cezanne and dada, via Cocteau, Brakhage and Le Grice, to the new wave of British video artists in the 1990s. The author also reconstitutes the avante-garde film as an independent form of art practice with its own internal logic and aesthetic discourse. Num Pages: 208 pages, 60 black & white halftones, 35 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844574360
ISBN
9781844574360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.88

Paperback. Offering a unique blend of thematic and chronological investigation, this highly illustrated, engaging text explores the rich historical, cultural, and social contexts of 3,000 years of Greek art, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444350159
ISBN
9781444350159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.22

Hardback. Tells the story of 6,000 years of domestic and public space. Fully updated 4th edition includes a new chapter on 21st century interior design and a heavily revised chapter on the late 20th century. Embedded in a social and political context, detailed discussions of famous buildings are interspersed with investigations of the domestic vernacular. Num Pages: 496 pages, 700 illustrations, 350 in colour. BIC Classification: AMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 304 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2760.
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
4th edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780672915
ISBN
9781780672915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.15
€ 52.62

Hardback. A History of Modern Drama: Volume II explores a remarkable breadth of topics and analytical approaches to the dramatic works, authors, and transitional events and movements that shaped world drama from 1960 through to the dawn of the new millennium. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405157582
ISBN
9781405157582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.48

Paperback. A trusted reference, a popular teaching text and a well-written history is now bolder, briefer and better than ever. Num Pages: 864 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 280 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Fifth
Number of pages
864
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393920093
ISBN
9780393920093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.48

Paperback. Why has opera transfixed and fascinated audiences for centuries? The authors answer this question in their scrupulous and provocative retelling of the history of opera, examining its development, the means by which it communicates, and its societal role. Num Pages: 656 pages, 24 pp colour inset. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Penguin UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141009018
ISBN
9780141009018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.29

Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; APFA; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141628
ISBN
9780231141628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.46
€ 89.70

Paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141635
ISBN
9780231141635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.92

Paperback. The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the 'Mona Lisa' beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting? Num Pages: 360 pages, 325 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 289 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2188.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239490
ISBN
9780500239490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.40

Paperback. Aims to introduce the general public to the scholarly debate that has revolutionized Russian music history. This work summarizes the fresh view of Russian music and provides an overview of the relationships between artistic movements and political ideas. It explores the cultural and historical milieu from which great works have emerged. Translator(s): Pomerans, Arnold J.; Pomerans, Erica. Num Pages: 441 pages, 32 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVGE; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
441
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248250
ISBN
9780520248250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Michel Baridon traces the history of the most famous gardens in the world from their inception through the three centuries of eventful history that they have witnessed. Translator(s): Mason, Adrienne. Series: Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 42 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AMV; WMB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222074
ISBN
9780812222074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Aided by a comprehensive filmography and production synopses, this work recounts an overlooked chapter in American cinema, not only detailing the business operations of Hal Roach's productions but also exposing the intricate workings of Hollywood's rivalrous moviemaking establishment. Num Pages: 280 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809327270
ISBN
9780809327270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.52

Hardback. On endpapers: labelled exploded view diagrams of harpsichords. Num Pages: 23 color illus., 229 b&w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: AVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023476
ISBN
9780253023476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.99

Paperback. This definitive volume, the second, largest, and most central in Newman's History of the Sonata Idea, covers the period from the first sample Italian sonatas using the new techniques of the Alberti bass about 1735 to the succession of masterpieces by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven which extended until about 1820. Num Pages: 923 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1393.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807838761
ISBN
9780807838761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.99

Hardback. The squares of London are amongst its most famous and best loved features. And the great houses of the capital are intimately bound with the story not just of London but of the great families of the land. This title offers an informative account of the history of two of London's defining features - the squares and the great houses. Num Pages: 864 pages, 36pp, 44pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMX; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 251 x 81. Weight in Grams: 2328.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2 volumes set
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854956
ISBN
9781848854956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 384.98
€ 346.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Corbin, Alain; Courtine, Jean-Jacques; Vigarello, Georges. Translator(s): Cohen, Keith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32-page color insert. BIC Classification: AC; HB; JFSJ; JFSJ2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168793
ISBN
9780231168793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.64

Hardback. Editor(s): Corbin, Alain; Courtine, Jean-Jacques; Vigarello, George. Translator(s): Cohen, Keith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 752 pages, 56 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFSJ2; JHMC; JMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168786
ISBN
9780231168786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.30
€ 41.90

Paperback. A History of Western Choral Music explores the various genres, key composers, and influential works essential to the development of the western choral tradition. Volume I offers a thorough exploration of the music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras and its aesthetic influence on the beginnings of the Classical and Romantic eras. Num Pages: 504 pages, 40 figures, 215 tables, 435 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 872.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199361939
ISBN
9780199361939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 167.57

Paperback. A History of Western Choral Music explores the various genres, key composers, and influential works essential to the development of the western choral tradition. Num Pages: 512 pages, 33 figures, 436 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199377008
ISBN
9780199377008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 166.79

Paperback. a total of 20 of Hitchcock's films are discussed in depth - many others are considered in passing section introductions by the editors that contextualize the essays and the films they discuss well-researched bibliographic references, which will allow readers to broaden the scope of their study of Alfred Hitchcock. Editor(s): Deutelbaum, Marshall; Poague, Leland A. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405155571
ISBN
9781405155571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 43.08

Hardback. a total of 20 of Hitchcock's films are discussed in depth - many others are considered in passing section introductions by the editors that contextualize the essays and the films they discuss well-researched bibliographic references, which will allow readers to broaden the scope of their study of Alfred Hitchcock. Editor(s): Deutelbaum, Marshall; Poague, Leland A. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405155564
ISBN
9781405155564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.79

Paperback. The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. Giving an unabashedly Christian vision of hope in a world tortured by doubt and disillusionment, the two writers created works that changed the course of literature and shaped the faith of millions---now in paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AGR; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 231.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718091453
ISBN
9780718091453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.28

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023654
ISBN
9780884023654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.09
€ 59.36

Paperback. Challenges readers to rethink the work of a range of post-World War II artists - Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Maya Lin, Bruce Nauman, and Agnes Martin among them - and thus to re-assess the relationship of art to politics and social life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 color images and 52 halftones, all scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 566. American Art Since 1955. 304 pages, illustrations. Challenges readers to rethink the work of a range of post-World War II artists - Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Maya Lin, Bruce Nauman, and Agnes Martin among them - and thus to re-assess the relationship of art to politics and social life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ. Dimension: 155 x 201 x 19. Weight: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270978
ISBN
9780520270978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.99

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