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History of art / art & design styles
Paperback. "The Dignity of Every Human Being" studies the vibrant New Brunswick artistic community which challenged "the tyranny of the Group of Seven" with socially-engaged realism in the 1930s and 40s. Series: Canadian Social History Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442613898
- ISBN
- 9781442613898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.16
€ 40.99
€ 38.16
Paperback. Explores key themes in the making of Renaissance painting, sculpture, architecture and prints: the use of specific techniques and materials, theory and practice, change and continuity in artistic procedures, and conventions and values. This book also reconsiders the importance of mathematical perspective. Editor(s): Woods, Kim W. Series: Open University: Renaissance Art Reconsidered. Num Pages: 352 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300121896
- ISBN
- 9780300121896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 colour/80 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271036472
- ISBN
- 9780271036472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.48
€ 49.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 colour/80 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271036465
- ISBN
- 9780271036465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.74€ 49.54
€ 58.74
€ 49.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 110 plus colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 307 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1038.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rizzoli International Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847833412
- ISBN
- 9780847833412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 36.86
€ 52.99
€ 36.86
Paperback. Plains Indian Rock Art is the ultimate guide to the art form. It covers the natural and archaeological history of the northwestern Plains; explains rock art forms, techniques, styles, terminology, and dating; and offers interpretations of images and compositions. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 692 pages, Over 300 illustrations, 50 in colour; 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; ACC; ACG; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 692
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295980942
- ISBN
- 9780295980942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.64
€ 35.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611486612
- ISBN
- 9781611486612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.56
€ 59.56
Hardback. Editor(s): Murphy, Kevin D. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AFTB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 289 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1039.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892727667
- ISBN
- 9780892727667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.97
€ 35.99
€ 33.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 187 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 187
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619428508
- ISBN
- 9781619428508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.20€ 158.66
€ 235.20
€ 158.66
Paperback. Bringing together essays on activist and community-based art from the pages of "Afterimage" - one of the most influential journals in the media and visual arts fields, this title demonstrates that activist art, far from being antithetical to the true meaning of the aesthetic, can be its most legitimate expression. Editor(s): Kester, Grant H. Num Pages: 328 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320951
- ISBN
- 9780822320951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.21
€ 31.99
€ 30.21
Paperback. Talks about the work of 20th-century artists, from Hans Bellmer through to Nobuyoshi Araki, from Robert Mapplethorpe to Annie Sprinkle, and from Hermann Nitsch to Paul McCarthy. Here, the author argues that some works, regardless of their 'high art' context, remain deeply problematic, whilst others are both groundbreaking and liberating. Series: Art and Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845112356
- ISBN
- 9781845112356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.77
€ 37.77
Hardback. This is the first UK appraisal of the work of this important African artist. Focusing on The Museum of Contemporary African Art it also looks at the full breadth of the artist's practice. This accompanies a major exhibition at Tate Modern. Editor(s): Greenberg, Kerryn. Num Pages: 176 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; ACXJ; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Publisher
- Tate Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849761680
- ISBN
- 9781849761680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.02
€ 40.99
€ 36.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 239 x 10. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sam Fogg United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955339325
- ISBN
- 9780955339325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.41
€ 35.99
€ 30.41
Hardback. Newly revised and updated, this authoritative book presents the exciting, ironic and often subversive work of Yinka Shonibare MBE, one of the stars of the international art scene. Editor(s): Kent, Rachel. Num Pages: 240 pages, 175 colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 244 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1672.
- Publisher
- Prestel Germany
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783791348728
- ISBN
- 9783791348728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.50
€ 46.99
€ 32.50
Paperback. Award-winning historian Kenneth R. Bartlett applies his decades of experience teaching the Italian Renaissance to this new and beautifully illustrated overview. Num Pages: 402 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 256 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600140
- ISBN
- 9781442600140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.14
€ 62.14
Paperback. The first monograph on the artist Arthur Melville with commentaries on the individual works featured, including lesser known works from private collections. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery 2015-2016. Num Pages: 136 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- National Galleries Of Scotland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906270872
- ISBN
- 9781906270872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.51
€ 26.99
€ 23.51
Paperback. The puppet creates delight and fear. It may evoke the innocent play of childhood, or become a tool of ritual magic, able to negotiate with ghosts and gods. In this book, the author contemplates the fascination of these unsettling objects - objects that are also actors and images of life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 colour plates, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; ASZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005508
- ISBN
- 9780226005508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.09
€ 19.99
€ 17.09
Hardcover. An anthology of writings by esteemed architectural critic Kenneth Frampton. Num Pages: 352 pages, 150 b&w illustrations, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 182 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1276.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714840802
- ISBN
- 9780714840802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.26
€ 57.26
Paperback. From the art of the Greeks to that of Renoir and Moore, this work surveys the ever-changing fashions in what has constituted the ideal nude as a basis of humanist form. Series: A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 583 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 190 x 29. Weight in Grams: 913.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University Press Group Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 583
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780691017884
- ISBN
- 9780691017884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Sansom & Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906593421
- ISBN
- 9781906593421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.50
€ 40.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Thomas, Ceri. Num Pages: 152 pages, 70. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854115010
- ISBN
- 9781854115010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.94
€ 32.94
Paperback. Surveying the dynamic developments in art practice worldwide since 1989, this book examines the key themes in contemporary art, from portraiture in the age of face transplants and facial recognition software, to political activism, science and religion. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 220 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500204269
- ISBN
- 9780500204269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.01
€ 17.99
€ 14.01
Hardback. Pornography is condemned for being 'too close' whilst erotica is defended as 'leaving room for the imagination'. And the art of the nude is treated as something much more special, located even further away from the potential of arousal. This book argues that these distinctions are based on an age-old antithesis between sight and touch. Num Pages: 264 pages, 75 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AC; AJ; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847880574
- ISBN
- 9781847880574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13€ 124.28
€ 141.13
€ 124.28
Hardback. Between 1950 and 1975, some of the postwar era's most innovative artists flocked to a very unexpected place: New Jersey. There they produced some of the most important work of their careers. This catalogue examines more than 100 works by sixteen artists, including Amiri Baraka, George Brecht, Dan Graham, Gordon Matta-Clark, and George Segal. Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXD; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300174373
- ISBN
- 9780300174373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94