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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Born in 1899 to Russian Aristocrats, Tamara de Lempicka escaped the Bolsheviks by exchanging her body for freedom, dramatically beginning a sexual career that included most of the influential men and women she painted. This biography is reissued to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of her death. Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD3; AFC; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 346. Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. 448 pages. Born in 1899 to Russian Aristocrats, Tamara de Lempicka escaped the Bolsheviks by exchanging her body for freedom, dramatically beginning a sexual career that included most of the influential men and women she painted. This biography is reissued to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of her death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD3; AFC; AGB; BGA. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight: 346.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408807095
ISBN
9781408807095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Housed in the Tribune of the Accademia Gallery, Michelangelo's "David" is one of the most instantly recognisable works of art in the world. Featuring full-colour illustrations throughout, this title offers an introduction for those wanting to learn more about this monumental work of art. Series: Great Masterpieces. Num Pages: 32 pages, full-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACND; AFKB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 119 x 4. Weight in Grams: 58.
Publisher
Giunti Editore
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9788809214538
ISBN
9788809214538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.51

Hardback. An encyclopedic survey of artists' responses - both 'official' and personal - to 'the horrors of war'. This work reveals the diversity of artists' portrayals of this most devastating aspect of the human condition - from the 'heroic' paintings of Benjamin West and John Singer Sargent to brutal and iconic works by artists from Goya to Picasso. Series: Art and Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845112363
ISBN
9781845112363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.60
€ 126.76

Hardback. Specialists focus on Hungary's outstanding achievments in various fields, notably technology, literature and the arts, and sport. The volume includes a biographical dictionary, map, and illustrations. Editor(s): Somlyody, Laszlo; Somlyody, Nora. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJ; AC; JFC; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335331
ISBN
9780880335331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Paperback. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection Publications. Num Pages: 170 pages, 81 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; ACK; HBJD; HBLC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 238 x 13. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023173
ISBN
9780884023173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 238 x 15. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
JRP Ringier Switzerland
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037641088
ISBN
9783037641088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.75
€ 47.40

Hardcover. It has become a commonplace in Per Kirkeby exhibition catalogues to note that he earned a Master's in geology and participated in five research expeditions to Greenland. This work examines intellectual content in the Kirkeby oeuvre from eleven disciplinary perspectives - everything from theology to genetics and eros to crystallography. Num Pages: 294 pages, illus. BIC Classification: AC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 248 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1548.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779341548
ISBN
9788779341548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 53.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 250. BIC Classification: 1DND; ACXJ; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 217 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1952.
Publisher
Hatje Cantz
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775742122
ISBN
9783775742122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 page color insert. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605986937
ISBN
9781605986937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.17

Hardback. Art meets science in Ramon y Cajal's remarkable drawings of the brain Num Pages: 208 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFF; AGB; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 287 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1334.
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419722271
ISBN
9781419722271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.93

paperback. Larry Silver investigates the origins of new pictorial types and their media as a phenomenon of sixteenth-century Antwerp and interprets several pictorial genres as he charts their evolution and their role in the development and marketing of individual artistic styles. Num Pages: 392 pages, 152 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDB; ACN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812222111
ISBN
9780812222111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.38

Paperback. The Essential Durer offers an accessible and up-to-date look at one of Germany's most famous artists. Essays explore his life as well as his art and its remarkable reception across Europe. Editor(s): Silver, Larry; Smith, Jeffrey Chipps. Num Pages: 312 pages, 88 illus. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221787
ISBN
9780812221787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

paperback. Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understanding of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of fine art is a modern invention. Num Pages: 352 pages, 87 halftones, 3 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226753430
ISBN
9780226753430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.67

Paperback. This volume investigates the dialogue between the newly-invigorated European theatre of the late 16th and 17th centuries, and the plastic arts. The interactions between the spectator and the spectacle, social performance and the staging of the individual are discussed. Num Pages: 88 pages, 8 colour plates, 60 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACQB; AFK; AN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 281 x 9. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Smart Museum Of Art, The University Of C
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935573299
ISBN
9780935573299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. 500 great works of art from all periods and regions of the world. Num Pages: 544 pages, 500 col. BIC Classification: ABC; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004129
ISBN
9780714849690
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 9.99
€ 5.80

Paperback. Gregor Langfeld argues that National Socialism played a crucial role in the canonization of movements such as Expressionism and the Bauhaus and offers important new insights into the political and ideological motivations behind the New York art world's fluctuations in opinion, fashion, and price. Num Pages: 232 pages, 40 black and white; 100 full color. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089647665
ISBN
9789089647665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.73

Hardcover. Showcases the distinctive work of one of the most innovative artists. Samuel Bak's series of paintings, "New Perceptions of Old Appearances", is a tribute to the power of the metaphorical imagination. In this book - filled with color illustrations - the author shows the versatility and uniqueness of Bak's art. Num Pages: 119 pages, 75 full-colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FBH; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 287 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879985148
ISBN
9781879985148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 45.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: ACXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 882.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863351779
ISBN
9783863351779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.59

hardcover. This comprehensive study of the traditional Chinese craft of paper sculpture documents the ancient craft as it exists today in Taiwan. Num Pages: 232 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; ACBP; AFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 22. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734554
ISBN
9780804734554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.38

Paperback. Focuses on a set of contemporary paintings in the traditional technique by the Nepalese artist Romio Shrestha and his assistants in Kathmandu. Editor(s): Williamson, Laila; Young, Serinity (American Museum of Natural History, USA). Num Pages: 248 pages, 88 color illus. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; AJC; GTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 304 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988696
ISBN
9780295988696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.65

Hardcover. A unique insight into the creativity of graphic designer, Massin. Translator(s): Selous, Trista. Num Pages: 208 pages, 445 col & 28 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 264 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1708.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714848112
ISBN
9780714848112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 38.81

Hardback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 color photographs, 8 black and white photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; ACBS; AGR; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252039928
ISBN
9780252039928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Hardback. The Erligang culture is best known for the remains of an immense walled city at Zhengzhou, a smaller site at Panlongcheng in Hubei, and a large-scale bronze industry of remarkable artistic and technological sophistication. This book deals with Erligang culture. Editor(s): Steinke, Kyle; Ching, Dora C. Y. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 240 pages, 155 color illus. 106 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3B; ACBP; ACC; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 305 x 254 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159935
ISBN
9780691159935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.71

Paperback. The Erligang culture is best known for the remains of an immense walled city at Zhengzhou, a smaller site at Panlongcheng in Hubei, and a large-scale bronze industry of remarkable artistic and technological sophistication. This book deals with Erligang culture. Editor(s): Steinke, Kyle; Ching, Dora C. Y. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 240 pages, 155 color illus. 106 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3B; ACBP; ACC; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 304 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1286.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159942
ISBN
9780691159942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 51.06

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