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Art & Architecture
Hardback. Exploring the relationship with painted portraits, conventions, settings, sitting, making and multiple production, this book argues that the new centrality and aesthetic ambition of the sculptural portrait were informed by Enlightenment notions of perception and selfhood. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 420 pages, 100 color + 300 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; ACQ; AFKB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 284 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2130.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300204346
- ISBN
- 9780300204346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 50.00
€ 59.42
€ 50.00
Hardback. The first survey of more than fifty years of drawing by a legendary sculptor and draftswoman Series: Menil Collection. Num Pages: 120 pages, 82 colour images + 9 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 287 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300204131
- ISBN
- 9780300204131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Hardback. Describes the creation and restoration of the extraordinary large-scale drawing The Temptation of Saint Anthony - a work by late 19th-century Belgian artist James Ensor (1860-1949) that is composed of fifty-one sheets of paper collaged into a hallucinatory social critique and artist's manifesto. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 144 pages, 98 colour illustrations, with foldout. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 291 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1258.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Har/Pstr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300203912
- ISBN
- 9780300203912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.52
€ 26.99
€ 20.52
Hardback. Rembrandt van Rjin (1606-1669) was among the few celebrated old masters who enjoyed considerable freedom in his choice of subject matter. This study explores some of the central themes of Rembrandt's paintings, drawings and etchings: grand - love, sin, repentance and forgiveness, adultery, fatherhood, and the conflict between the generations. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 colour images + 170 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300201536
- ISBN
- 9780300201536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.91
€ 36.99
€ 26.91
Hardback. An exuberant history of American dance, told through the lives of virtuoso performers who have defined the art Num Pages: 416 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300201314
- ISBN
- 9780300201314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.97
€ 36.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. Textile production and consumption has played a central role in the economy of the Andes region of South America since the Inca Empire (AD 1400-1532). This book traces 1500 years of textile arts in the Andes, with a focus on chuspas, small bags originally designed to hold coca leaves. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; AFTB; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300200720
- ISBN
- 9780300200720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Hardback. Offers a compelling reassessment of the relationship of the artist, widely considered a primary exemplar of Romanticism, to Neoclassical themes, as demonstrated by his life-long fascination with the death of Marcus Aurelius. Editor(s): Kahng, Eik; Gotlieb, Marc; Hannoosh, Michele. Num Pages: 168 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 250 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300199444
- ISBN
- 9780300199444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Hardback. Focusing on the aesthetic concerns of the two most important sculptors of the early 19th century, the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822) and his Danish rival Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), this book considers: the aesthetic autonomy of works of art, the gender of the subject, and the efficacy of marble as an imitative medium. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 colour images + 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197891
- ISBN
- 9780300197891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.51€ 39.85
€ 50.51
€ 39.85
Hardback. In 1957-58, after he moved to New York's Lower East Side, Claes Oldenburg (b 1929) began making collages he has described as "mostly done in an uncontrolled and intuitive dream mode". This title features Cleas Oldenburg's eighteen collages that were first shown in their entirety at the Menil Collection in 2012. Series: Menil Collection. Num Pages: 56 pages, 18 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFJD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 342 x 273 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197853
- ISBN
- 9780300197853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. Features sixty-five iconic bronzes that display a range of subjects, from portrayals of the noble Indian to rough-and-tumble scenes of rowdy cowboys to tributes to the pioneers who settled the lands west of the Mississippi. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 245 colour images + black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACV; ACXD; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 256 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197433
- ISBN
- 9780300197433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.00
€ 53.48
€ 42.00
Hardback. Thomas Sully (1783-1872) painted some of the most dynamic personalities of the 19th century, including Queen Victoria, Thomas Jefferson, and the Marquis de Lafayette. This title demonstrates how the artist interpreted the nature of painting as performance, manifested in his dazzling productions. Series: Milwaukee Art Museum. Num Pages: 192 pages, 160 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197419
- ISBN
- 9780300197419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.93
€ 52.99
€ 37.93
Hardback. A stunning new look at the Tuileries Garden and its importance to the history of art and landscape architecture Series: High Museum of Art Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour & black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 311 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197372
- ISBN
- 9780300197372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 44.31
€ 56.45
€ 44.31
Hardback. In the late 18th century, as a wave of English nationalism swept the country, the printseller John Boydell set out to create an ambitious exhibition space, one devoted to promoting and fostering a distinctly English style of history painting. This book explores the responses of key artists of the period to Boydell's venture. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 colour images + 95 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 261 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196689
- ISBN
- 9780300196689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.00
€ 53.48
€ 42.00
Hardback. An exquisitely illustrated volume in celebration of the world's foremost library of botanical works Editor(s): Fraser, Susan M.; Sellers, Vanessa Bezemer. Num Pages: 288 pages, 279 colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AGNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 239 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196627
- ISBN
- 9780300196627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.51€ 39.85
€ 50.51
€ 39.85
Hardback. Explores the print culture of 18th-century London, focusing on the correspondences between images and consumer objects. In this text, the author considers such themes as the display of objects in still lifes and markets, the connoisseur's fetishistic gaze, and the fusion of body and ornament in satires of fashion. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 55 colour images + 101 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; ACQ; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 262 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1218.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196351
- ISBN
- 9780300196351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. The south London parish of Battersea has roots as a working village, growing produce for London markets, and as a high-class suburb, with merchants' villas on the elevated ground around Clapham and Wandsworth Commons. This title traces Battersea's development from medieval times onwards. Editor(s): Thom, Colin. Series: Survey of London. Num Pages: 520 pages, 200 colour images + 250 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 233 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196177
- ISBN
- 9780300196177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.13€ 72.12
€ 89.13
€ 72.12
Hardback. The south London parish of Battersea has roots as a working village, growing produce for London markets, and as a high-class suburb, with merchants' villas on the elevated ground around Clapham and Wandsworth Commons. Part of the Survey of London series, this title traces Battersea's development from medieval times onwards. Series: Survey of London. Num Pages: 520 pages, 200 colour images + 250 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 234 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196160
- ISBN
- 9780300196160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.13€ 72.12
€ 89.13
€ 72.12
Paperback. Explores three performance art practices of the 1970s and early 1980s: "object theater"; "loft performance"; and "new psychodrama". By tracing the paths of such artists as Stuart Sherman, Julia Heyward, Jared Bark and Jill Kroesen, this title makes visible a critical period in the development of performance art. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 colour images + 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300195866
- ISBN
- 9780300195866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
Hardback. The 18th-century rediscovery of the three archaic Greek-Doric temples in Paestum in southern Italy turned existing ideas on classical architecture upside down. In this book, the author analyzes extensive original source material, including letters, diaries, drawings, paintings, engravings and published texts, which are reproduced here. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 352 pages, 100 color + 185 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMA; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 234 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300195750
- ISBN
- 9780300195750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.32
€ 59.42
€ 46.32
Hardback. A lavishly illustrated celebration of the fifty-year history of the most influential theatrical organization in America, the O'Neill Theater Center Num Pages: 320 pages, 250 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; 3JJ; 3JM; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300195576
- ISBN
- 9780300195576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.03
€ 63.03
Hardback. Showcases 126 Spanish and Portuguese artworks from the 17th and 18th centuries. This title features works in a variety of media and from far-flung places, including paintings, silver, and furniture from South America and sculptures in ivory from the Spanish Philippines and from Portuguese territories in India. Editor(s): Stratton-Pruitt, Suzanne L. Series: Philadelphia Museum of Art. Num Pages: 225 pages, 198 colour images + 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3JD; 3JF; ACBS; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 262 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191769
- ISBN
- 9780300191769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.63
€ 65.36
€ 50.63
Hardback. From 1650 to 1900 Paris was the undisputed centre of fashion and taste in Europe. This book traces the story of Parisian decorative arts from the reign of Louis XIV to the triumph of art nouveau, through a selection of 150 masterpieces from the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Series: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Num Pages: 608 pages, 800 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DDN; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 254 x 51. Weight in Grams: 3752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Slp
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191295
- ISBN
- 9780300191295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.55€ 191.58
€ 249.55
€ 191.58
Paperback. Alice Aycock emerged onto New York art scene in 1970s and is known for her large-scale public sculptures that often combine an industrial appearance with references to weightlessness and to science and cosmology. This book explores her drawings, which include elements of mirage, and science, and evoke both abstract thinking and bodily sensation. Series: Parrish Museum of Art. Num Pages: 160 pages, 102 colour images + 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 251 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191103
- ISBN
- 9780300191103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. Starting with a comparison of Queens Elizabeth I and Victoria, this title examines works by poets and painters, essayists and dramatists, architects and musicians. It explores the literary nature of Victorian history writing, and author reveals the degree to which painters were indebted to written records both fictional and factual. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 244 pages, 80 colour images + 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AB; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 192 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190427
- ISBN
- 9780300190427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.69
€ 52.99
€ 37.69