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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. From its origins at the end of the 1830s, photography has evolved both aesthetically and technologically. This guide explains the technical terms used in photography, and offers an account of the dramatic rise of digital photography. It is suitable for those wishing to increase their understanding and enjoyment of the art of photography. Num Pages: 104 pages, 61 colour & 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AJG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369713
ISBN
9780892369713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. As an integral part of human culture, music has been one of the most common themes in art throughout history. This book offers an exploration of the history of music in Western art, from ancient sculptures to modern art. It includes chapters devoted to individual instruments and sections focused on subjects such as musical symbols and allegories. Num Pages: 384 pages, featuring 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369652
ISBN
9780892369652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.86

Paperback. Featuring works of art from the legendary collections of the J Paul Getty Museum, this volume provides readers with a virtual tour through the Getty Centre - suitable for those who have visited in person and those who have not. Num Pages: 64 pages, 70 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146. At the Getty Center. 64 pages, 70 full-colour illustrations. Featuring works of art from the legendary collections of the J Paul Getty Museum, this volume provides readers with a virtual tour through the Getty Centre - suitable for those who have visited in person and those who have not. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AGC. Dimension: 152 x 155 x 7. Weight: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369621
ISBN
9780892369621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Hardcover. In the 1920s, a young American - Paul Outerbridge (1896-1958) burst onto the photographic art scene with images that were visually fresh, technically adept, and decidedly Modernist. This book features one hundred photographs from the whole of Outerbridge's career, including his Cubist still-life images, commercial, and nude photography. Num Pages: 144 pages, 48 colour & 62 duotone illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 249 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1172.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369614
ISBN
9780892369614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 33.35

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369584
ISBN
9780892369584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.18

Paperback. An illustrated survey of the art of illumination from the collection of the J Paul Getty Museum. It presents more than 70 full-colour reproductions of some of the most highly-prized German and Central European manuscript illuminations in the world. Num Pages: 96 pages, 71 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 169 x 11. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369485
ISBN
9780892369485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369478
ISBN
9780892369478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.87

Paperback. Brings together a collection of works relating to the biodeterioration and conservation of art, architecture, and archaeological sites around the world. This book includes such topics as mechanism of biodeterioration, and correlation between biodeterioration and environment. It discusses solutions for the prevention and control of deterioration. Num Pages: 400 pages, 169 colour & 107 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369393
ISBN
9780892369393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.08
€ 54.23

Paperback. Between 1699-1701, Maria Sibylla Merian travelled to the Dutch colony of Suriname in South America to study the area's unique flora and fauna. Many of the drawings and painting she produced on this trip were published in her "Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname" (1705). This volume reproduces details of sixteen plates from that volume. Num Pages: 52 pages, 22 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 116 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369294
ISBN
9780892369294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. During the late sixteenth-century, Italian artist Federico Zuccaro created a series of drawings - twenty large sheets that depict the early life of his older brother Taddeo (1529-1566). This title shows the trials, tribulations, and eventual triumph of Taddeo as a young artist striving for success in Renaissance Rome. Num Pages: 144 pages, 95 full-colour & 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFF; AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 302 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1146.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369027
ISBN
9780892369027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.56
€ 41.44

Hardcover. Jean-Honore Fragonard was a French painter whose manner is distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism. His series of works known as the 'Allegories of Love' display an atmosphere of intimacy. This volume presents an analysis of the compositions, iconography and sources of the Allegories in their historical and artistic context. Num Pages: 128 pages, 53 full-colour & 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 219 x 16. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368976
ISBN
9780892368976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.48

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368839
ISBN
9780892368839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.40
€ 45.69

Paperback. The effects of war and famine in Europe, in the 14th century, lead to a widespread mystical religiosity, which emphasised both joy and suffering. This in turn inspired the creation of some of the most magnificent religious art of the period. This illustrated work highlights the most important artists, works, concepts and theories of the period. Series: Art Through the Centuries. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACK; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368594
ISBN
9780892368594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.10

Hardcover. It is often assumed that reading about the lives of artists enhances our understanding of their work. This book contains a collection of essays, by a number of respected art historians that attempt to address this relationship by looking at the life and works of such artists as Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Leonardo da Vinci. Editor(s): Salas, Charles G. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 colour & 44 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB; AVH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Research Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368235
ISBN
9780892368235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.33

Paperback. A colloquium discussion on the artist's work includes Abbott's contributions as well as those of six other participants: photographer William Clift; Amy Conger, author of Edward Weston: Photographs from the Collection of the Center for Creative Photography; David Featherstone, a freelance writer and editor;. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 61 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368099
ISBN
9780892368099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. Series: Readings in Conservation S. Num Pages: 520 pages, 35 b&w and 65 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Getty Conservation Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367818
ISBN
9780892367818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.33

Paperback. Filmmaker, musicologist, painter, ethnographer, graphic designer, mystic, and collector of string figures and other patterns, Harry Smith (1923-1991) was among the most original creative forces to emerge in post-war American art and culture. This title presents an examination of the life and works of Harry Smith. Editor(s): Singh, Rani. Num Pages: 296 pages, 39 colour & 53 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367351
ISBN
9780892367351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. A study of the Spitz book of hours, one of the finest French manuscripts in the collections of the Getty Museum, painted in the International style. Gregory Clark places the manuscript in the turbulent context of Parisian culture around 1420. All the book's miniatures are reproduced in colour. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 90 pages, 40 colour & 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; ACK; AFT; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 191 x 7. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367122
ISBN
9780892367122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Presented in glossary format, this volume gives precise definitions of the words and phrases most frequently encountered by museum visitors in exhibition labels and texts. Series: Looking at. Num Pages: 120 pages, 75 colour and 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367085
ISBN
9780892367085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.73

Hardcover. A catalogue of the sculptures on display in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Each entry features a full bibliography and is written for both experts and the general reading public. The introduction offers an overview of sculpture from the archaic period to the end of antiquity. Num Pages: 375 pages, 28 col and 670 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 310 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366866
ISBN
9780892366866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.96
€ 88.94

Paperback. A review of the literature on the impact of light sources, particularly photo and reprographic flash, on art and archival materials. It should be useful to museum conservators, conservation scientists, and museum and technical libraries. Series: Research in Conservation. Num Pages: 211 pages, 2 tables, 19graphs. BIC Classification: ABC; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366453
ISBN
9780892366453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. Contains 34 essays by professionals from various disciplines, from a conference on the preservation of contemporary art. This volume attempts to identify the objects which will define the art of the 20th century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 111 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 274 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Getty Conservation Institute
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892365289
ISBN
9780892365289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 33.05

Paperback. Step-by-step instructions for drawing realistic looking portraits demonstrate how to draw individual facial features and add the right highlights and shadows. Series: Discover drawing series. Num Pages: 80 pages, 231 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFF; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 4. Weight in Grams: 358. Series: Discover drawing series. 80 pages, 231 b&w illustrations. Step-by-step instructions for drawing realistic looking portraits demonstrate how to draw individual facial features and add the right highlights and shadows. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AFF; WFA. Dimension: 277 x 216 x 4. Weight: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
North Light Books
Edition
1st
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780891346579
ISBN
9780891346579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.75

Paperback. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium Series in the History of Landscape Architecture. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 994.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023968
ISBN
9780884023968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 45.36

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