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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. Published in conjection with an exhibition at the Menil Collection, Houston, June 10-October 16, 2016. Num Pages: 112 pages, 114 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFTB; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 305 x 20. Weight in Grams: 956.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300218411
ISBN
9780300218411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.86

Hardcover. David Nash ? A Natural Gallery celebrates the year-long exhibition at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, with stunning colour photography documenting the exhibition in its entirety. Num Pages: 192 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 287 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1400.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842464632
ISBN
9781842464632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 45.46

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
€ 28.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 272 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1304.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415780728
ISBN
9780415780728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 172 Colour. BIC Classification: AC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Prestel
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791348773
ISBN
9783791348773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.33

Paperback. Explores in detail the world of commercial art, its illustrators, publishers, art directors, photographers and painters. This study examines the historical implications of 20th-century artists in commerce, and reveals how they ultimately facilitated the consolidation of high culture in the USA. Num Pages: 440 pages, 93 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AC; AKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226063089
ISBN
9780226063089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.80

Hardcover. A dynamic and far-reaching dialogue with one of Europe's most influential contemporary artists about his vision of unifying art and everyday life. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 28. Weight in Grams: 954.
Publisher
Rizzoli Ex Libris
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847843879
ISBN
9780847843879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.89

Paperback. The poems have been rendered into vigorous contemporary English. A selection of Michelangelo's letters, many of them to important contemporaries such as Vasari and Duke Cosimo, is accompanied by the 'Life' of the great artist written by his pupil Ascanio Condivi. Translator(s): Bull, George; Porter, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537365
ISBN
9780199537365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

Hardback. This monograph, the first full account of Eileen Agar's complete works, including paintings, collages, photographs and objects, comes at a time when there is a major revival of interest in surrealism in the UK and worldwide. Num Pages: 160 illustrations, 130 colour. BIC Classification: ACXD5; ACXD7; AGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 190. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780237275
ISBN
9781780237275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.34

Hardback. "First published in French language by Editions du Seuil, Paris, under the title Vert, Histoire d'une couleur." c2013--Page facing title page. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159362
ISBN
9780691159362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.05

Hardcover. Two of the greatest living authorities on Ice Age art delve hundreds of thousands of years into the human past to discover the earliest works of art ever made, drawing on decades of new research Num Pages: 240 pages, 80 illustrations, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: ACC; HDDA; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500051870
ISBN
9780500051870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.97

Paperback. A study of Paul Cezanne. Mocked by critics, he withdrew to Provence where he laboured quietly until hailed as the father of a new art. His work is shown in this book in full colour, his story is recounted by friends, critics and himself. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 215 illustrations, 147 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500300374
ISBN
9780500300374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 334 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 314 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1860.
Publisher
Editions Flammarion
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9782080202857
ISBN
9782080202857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.38

paperback. What does it mean to write "This is not a pipe" across a bluntly literal painting of a pipe? By exploring the nuances and ambiguities of Magritte's visual critique of language, the author finds the painter less removed than previously thought from the pioneers of modern abstraction. Illustrator(s): Magritte, Rene. Editor(s): Harkness, James. Translator(s): Harkness, James. Series: Quantum Books. Num Pages: 104 pages, 30 b/w illustrations, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520236943
ISBN
9780520236943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 248 x 14. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
Condition
New
SKU
V9783864421617
ISBN
9783864421617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 43.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; ACQ; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1248.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271037226
ISBN
9780271037226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.25
€ 99.54

Paperback. If the painting could talk.. what tales would they tell? This art book is designed to be read like a novel. It gets you up close and personal to individual masterpieces in the National Gallery, London. It unlocks the paintings' hidden histories, which have often been buried in articles, archives or reports. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 196 pages, approx. 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094251
ISBN
9781857094251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

Hardback. In late 1504 and early 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti were both at work on commissions they had received to paint murals in Florence's City Hall. This book looks again at the one moment when Leonardo and Michelangelo worked side by side. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 colour images + 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208207
ISBN
9780300208207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. Describes the transformation of Italian sculpture during the neglected half-century between the death of Michelangelo and the rise of Bernini. This book follows the Florentine careers of three major sculptors - Giambologna, Bartolomeo Ammanati, and Vincenzo Danti - as they negotiated the politics of the Medici court and eyed one another's work. Num Pages: 400 pages, 167 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 211 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1686.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147444
ISBN
9780691147444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.44
€ 58.48

Paperback. Sixteenth-Century Italian Art is a first-rate collection of the major classic and contemporary writings on the Italian Renaissance. Taking a thematic approach, the book exemplifies the traditional concerns of the field and presents arguments in a clear, accessible way. Editor(s): Cole, Michael W. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Art History S. Num Pages: 568 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 187 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405108416
ISBN
9781405108416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.73

Hardcover. This second volume of Professor Sullivan's studies covers his work on modern Chinese art and the art and archaeology of South-East Asia. Num Pages: 405 pages, 212 illus. BIC Classification: AB; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 176 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1094. 405 pages, 212 illus. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AB; ACBP. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 34. Weight: 1094.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Pindar Press
Number of pages
405
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132417
ISBN
9780907132417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.86

Hardback. Editor(s): Sebbane, Michael; Misch-Brandl, Osnat; Master, Daniel M. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; ACC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 294 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162867
ISBN
9780691162867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 50.37

hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages, 24 colour/39 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1107.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271029832
ISBN
9780271029832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.14
€ 89.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 121. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 254 x 38. .
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517900212
ISBN
9781517900212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

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