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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Fresh attention to contemporary black British art, exploring its political power through phenomenological attention to art and embodied experience, the senses and perception, affectivity and the emotions. Series: Value: Art: Politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ABA; ACX; AF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781384176
ISBN
9781781384176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.21

Paperback. Alberti`s "Della Pittura" was the first modern analytical study of painting. A systematic description of the one-point perspective construction, it was designed to persuade both patron and painter in the Renaissance to discard the old tastes in painting for the new. Translator(s): Grayson, Cecil. Num Pages: 112 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: ACN; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004793
ISBN
9780140433319
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. A fresh look at the multiplicity of meanings in Leonardo's Last Supper. Num Pages: 312 pages, 187 illus., fold-out color insert. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 272 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951184
ISBN
9781890951184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 41.40

Paperback. Comprises eighteen essays on topics ranging from "Contemporary Art and the Plight of Its Public" and the "flat-bed picture plane" to reflections on Picasso, Rauschenberg, Rodin, de Kooning, Pollock, Guston, and Jasper Johns. Num Pages: 448 pages, 295 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226771854
ISBN
9780226771854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 49.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages, colour illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 946.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763540681
ISBN
9788763540681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.02
€ 51.90

This reprint of an important work details the authors' groundbreaking work in Arts & Crafts era projects created with concrete. Projects include majolica and mosaic tiles, bowls and vases, flower boxes and garden pottery, and architectural applications. T Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 b/w photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764328336
ISBN
9780764328336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.01

hardcover. Editor(s): Raiford, Leigh; Raphael-Hernandez, Heike. Num Pages: 392 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, 21 colour plates, 64 b&w illus., 21 color plates. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999562
ISBN
9780295999562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Raiford, Leigh; Raphael-Hernandez, Heike. Num Pages: 392 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, 21 colour plates, 64 b&w illus., 21 color plates. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999579
ISBN
9780295999579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.26

paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 180 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 271 x 14. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588395719
ISBN
9781588395719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

"A long-overdue look at a newly popular art form, this book explores 79 North American and international artists' feelings about their work in encaustic and how they use it to express their inner worlds and the world around them."--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 288 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1800.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350238
ISBN
9780764350238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.67
€ 46.06

Hardback. A transfixing account of some of the most spectacular works of art on paper ever created. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064825
ISBN
9781606064825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.32

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Booth-Clibborn Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861543363
ISBN
9781861543363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.28

Hardcover. In 1931, Diego Rivera was the subject of The Museum of Modern Art's second monographic exhibition, which set attendance records in its five-week run. This title casts the artist as a highly cosmopolitan figure who moved between Russia, Mexico and the United States, and examines the intersection of art-making and radical politics in the 1930s. Num Pages: 148 pages, 129 illustrations, 84 in colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 970.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
148
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870708176
ISBN
9780870708176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.50

Paperback. Series: MOMA One on One Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, 35 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870708947
ISBN
9780870708947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.25

Hardcover. Offers a generational perspective on the 20th century's most influential experiment in artistic education. This book brings together works in a broad range of mediums, including industrial design, furniture, architecture, graphics, photography, textiles, ceramics, theatre and costume design, and painting and sculpture. Editor(s): Bergdoll, Barry; Dickerman, Leah. Num Pages: 344 pages, 510 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; ACXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 251 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2422.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870707582
ISBN
9780870707582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.86
€ 54.46

Hardback. This second volume of Viktor Lazarev's studies makes available a comprehensive selection of his papers on the history of early Russian art, principally fresco and panel painting. Most of the articles gathered in this collection were written between 1953 and 1971. Num Pages: 636 pages, 319 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 179 x 242 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
636
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132981
ISBN
9780907132981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.36

Paperback. Chronicles David Hockney's protean production and speculations, including his scenic designs for opera, his homemade xerographic prints, his exploration of physics in relation to Chinese landscape painting, his investigations into optical devices, his taking up of watercolor - and then his return to oil painting, around 2005. Num Pages: 272 pages, 100 b/w illustrations, 60 color photographs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576. Twenty-Five Years of Conversations with David Hockney. 272 pages, illustrations. Chronicles David Hockney's protean production and speculations, including his scenic designs for opera, his homemade xerographic prints, his exploration of physics in relation to Chinese landscape painting, his investigations into optical devices, his taking up of watercolor - and then his return to oil painting, around 2005. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC. Dimension: 205 x 156 x 21. Weight: 576.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258792
ISBN
9780520258792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.13

Paperback. Chronicles three decades of conversation between Lawrence Weschler and light and space master Robert Irwin. This book surveys many of Irwin's site-conditioned projects - in particular the Central Gardens at the Getty Museum and the design that transformed an abandoned Hudson Valley factory into Dia's new Beacon campus. Num Pages: 336 pages, 51 color and 36 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 678. Over Thirty Years of Conversations with Robert Irwin. 336 pages, illustrations. Chronicles three decades of conversation between Lawrence Weschler and light and space master Robert Irwin. This book surveys many of Irwin's site-conditioned projects - in particular the Central Gardens at the Getty Museum and the design that transformed an abandoned Hudson Valley factory into Dia's new Beacon campus. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Dimension: 203 x 155 x 22. Weight: 674.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition, Over Thirty Years of Conversations
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256095
ISBN
9780520256095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.92

Paperback. The first millennium saw a rich and distinctive artistic tradition form in Europe. In this book, Lawrence Nees explores issues of artistic patronage, craftsmanship, holy men and women, monasteries, secular courts and the expressive and educational roles of artistic creation. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, numerous colour and halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842435
ISBN
9780192842435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Kelty, Matthew. Num Pages: 31 pages, mostly illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 214 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Sheed & Ward
Number of pages
31
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556124617
ISBN
9781556124617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.70

Paperback. Born in Mexico in 1935 and a resident of Washington State for nearly five decades, Alfredo Arreguin has long been recognized as a major force in pattern painting. This work reveals Alfredo Arreguin as "a genuinely American painter, in the real, hemispheric sense of this term" - an artist of magic, mystery, and revelation. Series: Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists. Num Pages: 208 pages, 176 illus., 163 in color. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987347
ISBN
9780295987347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.17

Hardcover. Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) was, with Calder, Noguchi and David Smith, one of the great American sculptors of the 20th century. She created extraordinary work, from room-size installations composed of boxes to gnarled and majestic steel structures. This book tells her life story. Num Pages: 528 pages, 100 illustrations, 34 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 248 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500094013
ISBN
9780500094013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.50

Paperback. A readable, student-friendly, lavishly-illustrated introduction to one of the greatest periods of artistic genius in western history. Num Pages: 420 pages, colour illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Westview Press
Edition
Second Edition, Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813349022
ISBN
9780813349022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.73

Paperback. An exhilarating tour through Western artistic tradition Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Oneworld
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851688531
ISBN
9781851688531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.33

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