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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. Offering an analysis of how choices are made in the presentation of explicit sex in often very controversial films, such as "Shame", "Baise-Moi", "Antichrist", "Dogtooth" and "Lust, Caution", this title shows how sexual content can aid characterisation, highlight themes, and provide events that serve to develop plot. Editor(s): Coleman, Lindsay. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 bw integrated. BIC Classification: APF; JFMP; JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780766409
ISBN
9781780766409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. The picture that usually comes to mind when we think of Greek architecture is one of classical temples and ancient sites. This book takes a look at the Greece of reality rather than of the imagination the buildings constructed since the establishment of the modern Greek state. Series: Modern Architectures in History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 180 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; AM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861893796
ISBN
9781861893796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.08

Paperback. A matching songbook of the first of the 3-CD set from George Michael's album "Twenty-Five". It features songs that are arranged for piano, voice and guitar with pages of colour photographs. Num Pages: 100 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 228 x 8. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Faber Music Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571529964
ISBN
9780571529964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. Exploitation films have become sincerely appreciated cult objects on home video. In this new study, David Church explores how the history of drive-in theatres and urban grind houses has descended to home video formats. Church examines how nostalgia shapes the aesthetics and politics of exploitation films and the fan cultures devoted to them. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474409001
ISBN
9781474409001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Paperback. Howard K. Suzuki demonstrates the basic techniques of carving by teaching the reader to carve on bars of soap. He integrates art and science to produce a super learning experience for children (of all ages) who would like to learn to carve. Series: Schiffer Book for Woodcarvers. Num Pages: 48 pages, 195 color photos. BIC Classification: AFKC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 5. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764308598
ISBN
9780764308598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. An appreciation of the inspiring feminist artist and activist. Series: Contemporary Artists Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour and 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 290 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714833408
ISBN
9780714833408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.34

Paperback. Botticelli, Holbein, Leonardo, Durer, Michelangelo: the names are familiar, as are the works. But, who were these artists, why did they produce such memorable images, and how would their beholders have viewed these objects? This book answers such questions by considering famous and lesser-known artists, patrons, and works of art from the period. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803542
ISBN
9780192803542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Book. Editor(s): Otwell, Margaret. Num Pages: 64 pages, port. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVQ; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 230 x 7. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9780634073618
ISBN
9780634073618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. This book, now in paperback, interrogates the interaction between new technologies and performance practice, linking the sensuous contact that exists between the physical and virtual, along with the resultant corporeal transformation. It features writings from international contributors specializing in digital art and performance practices. Editor(s): Broadhurst, Susan; Machon, Josephine. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ANH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230293656
ISBN
9780230293656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.40

Paperback. Born in Mexico in 1907, Frida Kahlo learned about suffering at an early age. The young and indomitable Frida met Diego Rivera, the great mural painter, when Mexico was at a great cultural and political crossroads. They formed a legendary partnership, with a strong attachment to Mexican folk art. This book traces her extraordinary life. Series: New Horizons. Num Pages: 144 pages, 128 illustrations, 75 in colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 124 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500301234
ISBN
9780500301234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Spiral bound. .
Publisher
Sher Music Co./Hal Leonard
Format
Spiralbound
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780961470111
ISBN
9780961470111
Spiralbound
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.38

Paperback. Noted sculptor Ian Norbury gives woodcarvers a thorough, how-to guide to bringing out the beauty of a female face from a block of wood. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations, photographs. BIC Classification: AFKC; AGHF. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 279 x 219 x 7. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Stobart Davies Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854421008
ISBN
9780854421008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.07

Paperback. Combining the best of Scandinavian design with a plentiful indigenous supply of trees, the Swedish toy industry has long produced vast quantities of colourful, quality wooden items. This illustrated book looks at over 100 years of Swedish toys, from historic heirlooms to the latest in design and educational value. Editor(s): Ogata, Amy F.; Weber, Susan. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 360 colour images + 50 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; AKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 216 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1628.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300200751
ISBN
9780300200751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.13
€ 51.02

Paperback. The Symbolist art movement of the late nineteenth century forms an important bridge between Impressionism and Modernism. This book argues that Symbolism enabled artists to confront an increasingly uncertain and complex world - one to which pessimists responded with themes of decadence and degeneration and optimists with idealism and reform. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 color, 86 b/w. BIC Classification: ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 816. 280 pages, illustrations. The Symbolist art movement of the late nineteenth century forms an important bridge between Impressionism and Modernism. This book argues that Symbolism enabled artists to confront an increasingly uncertain and complex world - one to which pessimists responded with themes of decadence and degeneration and optimists with idealism and reform. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACV. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 19. Weight: 816.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255821
ISBN
9780520255821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. For much of early modern history, the opportunity to be immortalized in a portrait was explicitly tied to social class: only landed elites and royalty had the money and power to commission such an endeavour. This book examines the patronage and production of portraits in Tudor and Jacobean England. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 colour images + 80 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 292 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1540.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300162790
ISBN
9780300162790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 304. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349997
ISBN
9780764349997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.74
€ 79.80

Hardcover. An introduction to maritime prints, drawings and watercolours. The text includes a sweeping historical survey of marine artists and printmakers from earliest times to the present day. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations (some colour) facsimiles (some colour), portraits. BIC Classification: AC; AGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 251 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1154.
Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856674846
ISBN
9780856674846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.81
€ 67.24

Paperback. The characteristics of watercolour naturally complement botanical art. This book shows you how to make the most of this versatile medium. It includes ideas and tips on composition and how to include animal life and is structured by season to include a range of flowers and plants. Num Pages: 112 pages, 186 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFCC; AGNB; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 280 x 6. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847978004
ISBN
9781847978004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardcover. A visual celebration of jeweled masterworks from Paris in the Art Deco era Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; ACXD3; AGC; KJZ; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500519479
ISBN
9780500519479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 56.29

Paperback. TV critic Alan Sepinwall chronicles how twelve innovative TV dramas from The Sopranos to Breaking Bad transformed the medium and culture at large. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: APT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476739670
ISBN
9781476739670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. The author's early childhood in Stanford in the Vale was idyllic in many ways, and typical of that experienced by a great swathe of children born in rural areas in the immediate post-war years. Though her parents' generation was harrowed by war, better times were coming. This title deals with her early years. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 plates + integrated b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: APB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091940492
ISBN
9780091940492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 228 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780793500048
ISBN
9780793500048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. This revised and updated new edition provides a guide to 100 of the most interesting and influential American independent films, from Bonnie and Clyde to Junebug by way of Reservoir Dogs and The Blair With Project with an introduction to the genre and a rich selection of images from the films discussed, plus key credits. Series: Screen Guides. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844572892
ISBN
9781844572892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Schott Music Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902455600
ISBN
9781902455600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

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