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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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Hardback. Slaves and Liberators looks at the political implications of the representation of Africans, from the morality of slavery, through abolitionism, to European imperialism in Africa. Popular imagery and great works, like Turner's Slave Ship, cast light on widely differing European responses to Africans and their descendants. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 384 pages, 160 color illustrations, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052598
ISBN
9780674052598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.19
€ 89.96

Hardback. Tracing commercial imagery across different products and media, this title shows how and why the 'African native' had emerged by 1900 to become a familiar figure in the German landscape, selling everything from soap to shirts to coffee. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 462 pages, 29 color illustrations, 106 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AKL; HBTB; JFDV; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050068
ISBN
9780674050068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.74
€ 66.22

Hardback. Sassetta, the subtle genius from Siena, revolutionized Italian painting with an altarpiece for the small Tuscan town of Borgo San Sepolcro in 1437-1444. This book opens windows onto the creative process of the artist as he confronted a late-medieval church at a crossroad of cultures. Editor(s): Israels, Machtelt. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 624 pages, 400 color illustrations, 250 halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AFCL; AGB; AGR; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 333 x 68. Weight in Grams: 4940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035232
ISBN
9780674035232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.48
€ 112.25

Hardback. Liu Yuan's "Lingyan ge", a woodblock-printed book from 1669, re-creates a portrait gallery that memorialized 24 vassals of the early Tang court. This book presents a study that examines the dialogues created among the texts and images in "Lingyan ge" from multiple perspectives. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 218 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JD; AKLB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032804
ISBN
9780674032804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.81
€ 55.70

Hardback. A study of visuality in early modern and modern China. It identifies three distinct constellations of visual concerns corresponding to the late imperial, mid-twentieth century, and contemporary periods, respectively. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031746
ISBN
9780674031746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.40

Hardback. A short flight from the Florida coast, Hispaniola offers opportunities, not just to photographers, but to evolutionary biologists as well. This book captures the variety of living creatures that have erupted in evolutionary isolation here, and the urgency of scientists racing to give that variety a name before it vanishes. Editor(s): Fernandez, Eladio. Num Pages: 400 pages, 375 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; AJC; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 308 x 261 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026285
ISBN
9780674026285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.81
€ 59.76

Hardback. Presents the story of the Dome of the Rock, the beautiful Muslim shrine in the walled Old City of Jerusalem, from the first fateful decades of its creation to its engulfment in the clashes of the Crusades and the Christianization of Jerusalem, to its modern acquisition of different and potent meanings for Muslim, Christian and Jewish cultures. Num Pages: 206 pages, 40 colour illustrations, 10 halftones, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674023130
ISBN
9780674023130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 24.89

Hardcover. In 17th Century China, as formerly disparate social spheres grew closer, the theatre began to occupy an important ideological niche among traditional cultural elites. This book shows how the theatre acquired this figurative power. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021440
ISBN
9780674021440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.34

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

€ 21.99
€ 19.67

Paperback. Exploring classic examples of film noir such as 'The Asphalt Jungle', 'Double Indemnity' and 'Kiss Me Deadly', alongside many lesser-known works, Dimendberg interweaves film history and urban history while analysing works by Raymond Chandler, Edward Hopper and Siegfried Kracauer. Num Pages: 352 pages, 61 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013469
ISBN
9780674013469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.32

Hardcover. The Ionian city of Priene, the most extensively excavated Hellenistic city in western Asia Minor, was in its day a model of town planning. This study presents a comprehensive look at the architecture of the city, combining both the first excavation of 1894 and more recent work at the site. Editor(s): Dontas, Nikos A.; Ferla, Kleopatra. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, 49 halftones, 142 drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AM; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 247 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012721
ISBN
9780674012721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.07
€ 46.46

Hardcover. Despite Taiwan's rise as an economic force in the world, modernity has not led to a Weberian process of disenchantment or curbed religiosity. To the contrary, other factors - social, economic, political - have stimilated religion. How and why this has happened are central issues in this book. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJ; ASZ; HRKN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010970
ISBN
9780674010970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.34

Paperback. This compact guide to the history and performance of music contains entries drawn and condensed from the "New Harvard Dictionary of Music" and its companion "Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music". It is a reference for home or classroom and professional and amateur musicians. Editor(s): Randel, Don Michael. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 768 pages, 150 line illustrations and musical examples. BIC Classification: AV; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009783
ISBN
9780674009783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.08

Hardcover. The Samaveda contains the earliest tradition of music from India, which is largely Rigvedic textual material in a form arranged for singing in the solemn Srauta ritual. This work presents an accented edition that is based on manuscripts collected from all over India and Europe. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 946 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; 2BBA; AVGE; HRG; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
946
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009356
ISBN
9780674009356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.42
€ 85.69

Hardcover. The techniques Natalie Bray pioneered and perfected revolutionised dress pattern designing, assisting the rise of the modern fashion industry. Her teaching has had a profound influence on design, production and education and her works are classics: fashions change but the principles of designing patterns in the flat do not. Num Pages: 208 pages, 150. BIC Classification: AKTA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632065028
ISBN
9780632065028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.60

Paperback. By use of checklists, this book provides a practical tool for the building specifier. This new edition features changes to specification classifications (resulting from revisions to the Common Arrangement and SMM7) and the latest British Standards and Codes of Practice. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AMC; TNCB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 244 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
11th Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632042067
ISBN
9780632042067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.49

Paperback. Sets out to explain fashion design and product development as an integrated process, the function of which is to market a continuous stream of garments at a profit. It explores materials, manufacture, costs, quality and the organization of the design and development process. Num Pages: 192 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTA; AKTX; KND; KNP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632028931
ISBN
9780632028931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Paperback. No beginner should be without this book. Paper patterns often give insufficient information, but here clear diagrams and detailed step-by-step instructions provide a method of working which is easy to follow. Num Pages: 240 pages, 112. BIC Classification: AKTA; WFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632022168
ISBN
9780632022168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.96

Paperback. This diverse collection of material about the history of film exhibition in the United States documents and enlivens the history of moviegoing, film exhibition practices, business policies, and programming strategies. It is a comprehensive study of the cultural history of American film. Editor(s): Waller, Gregory A. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225928
ISBN
9780631225928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AFPC. Dimension: 264 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Printing Applications Lab
Condition
New
SKU
V9780615645278
ISBN
9780615645278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.61
€ 65.10

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