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Paperback. The theory and practice of imitation has long been central to the construction of art and yet imitation is still frequently confused with copying. Theorizing Imitation in the Visual Arts challenges this prejudice by revealing the ubiquity of the practice across cultures and geographical borders. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119004035
ISBN
9781119004035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.29

Paperback. Hospitality is the welcome we extend to strangers, an attitude and a code of conduct, as well as a metaphor that encompasses issues of the body, territory, geopolitics, ecology, trade and the hosting of data. This book addresses the theme of the exhibition: notions of hospitality. Editor(s): Tallant, Sally; Domela, Paul. Num Pages: 320 pages, 243 colour and 65 black and white. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publisher
Art / Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908970039
ISBN
9781908970039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.56

Hardcover. Reinterprets key phases and figures in 20th-century art, focusing on the way artists and critics negotiate philosophically significant ideas. The text aims to illuminate a language of 20th century art that cuts across boundaries set out by such conventional notions as avant-garde and postmodernism. Num Pages: 260 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300072419
ISBN
9780300072419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.51
€ 39.85

Paperback. In this 2002 book, Paul Crowther explores the philosophy of visual art and its history. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107410459
ISBN
9781107410459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.22

Hardcover. Between the 9th and 7th centuries BC the small kingdom of Assyria in northern Iraq expanded through conquest to dominate the region from Egypt to Iran. This book presents visual introduction to some of the greatest works of art from the ancient world, showcasing a series of photographs of the British Museum's collection of Assyrian sculptures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAA; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1086. 144 pages, 130 colour illustrations. Between the 9th and 7th centuries BC the small kingdom of Assyria in northern Iraq expanded through conquest to dominate the region from Egypt to Iran. This book presents visual introduction to some of the greatest works of art from the ancient world, showcasing a series of photographs of the British Museum's collection of Assyrian sculptures. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAA; ACG; AFKB. Dimension: 269 x 259 x 23. Weight: 1130.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714111674
ISBN
9780714111674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.56

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 319 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1600.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326479
ISBN
9780764326479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 39.60

Paperback. Offers information about the rock art of the Northern Dales, an area spanning no fewer than seven dales in three counties. This book includes discussions on the chronology of the rock art and its relationship to other archaeological features in the area. It presents a study of the prehistoric landscape of the North York Moors. Num Pages: 320 pages, 70 b/w & 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; ACC; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752442464
ISBN
9780752442464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.21

Hardback. Focusing on one of the greatest periods of English art and architecture, this book includes arguments about the role of invention, making and the powers of Gothic art. It locates what became known as the Decorated Style within patterns of commissioning, designing and imagining whose origins lay in pre-Gothic art. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 448 pages, 175 colour images + 100 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 227 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2166.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204001
ISBN
9780300204001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Barker, Paul. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512072
ISBN
9781905512072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 63 b/w illustrations, 13 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; ACX; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816678259
ISBN
9780816678259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064436
ISBN
9781606064436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.89

Hardcover. A comprehensive illustrated dictionary of French Art Nouveau Ceramics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 500 colour, 23 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJC; ACVY; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 317 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2668.
Publisher
Editions Norma
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9782915542653
ISBN
9782915542653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.01
€ 95.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 78 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 262 x 19. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764348990
ISBN
9780764348990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. A comprehensive look at works made by Baldessari between the years 1987 and 1993 Editor(s): Pardo, Patrick; Dean, Robert. Num Pages: 528 pages, 450 color + 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 292 x 251. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Slp
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214895
ISBN
9780300214895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.14
€ 147.34

Hardback. The second in a projected four-volume series of the complete catalogue of works by John Baldessari Editor(s): Pardo, Patrick; Dean, Robert. Num Pages: 496 pages, 500 colour images + 20 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 251 x 53. Weight in Grams: 3638.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198102
ISBN
9780300198102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.14
€ 148.19

Hardback. Editor(s): Pardo, Patrick; Dean, Robert. Num Pages: 480 pages, 420 color + 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 292 x 251. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300225051
ISBN
9780300225051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.14
€ 142.87

Hardback. Only twenty-five at the time of his death in 1828, young Richard Parkes Bonington nevertheless was a seminal figure in the development of modernism in nineteenth-century French painting. This book sets Bonington's achievement in the context of the intellectual, social, and artistic ferment of high romanticism in Paris and London. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 472 pages, 60 b/w + 380 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 333 x 255 x 51. Weight in Grams: 3154.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300134216
ISBN
9780300134216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.01
€ 78.27

Paperback. Henry Pearson is often linked to the Op Art movement of the 1960s because his best-known paintings feature a labyrinth of undulating parallel lines. This text accompanied an exhibition of Pearson's drawings from 1959 to the mid-1970s, the years when the artist moved toward geometric abstraction. Illustrator(s): Pearson, Henry. Num Pages: 68 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 273 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palmer Museum of Art
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911209549
ISBN
9780911209549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 12 colour plates. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816687381
ISBN
9780816687381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. An anthology of writings on Latin American modern art of the 20th century, this text includes 50 seminal essays and documents - including statements, interviews, and manifestos by artists - that encompass the broad diversity of this emerging field. Editor(s): Frank, Patrick. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300102550
ISBN
9780300102550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.31

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