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History of art / art & design styles
Hardcover. "Les diners de Gala is uniquely devoted to the pleasures of taste .. If you are a disciple of one of those calorie-counters who turn the joys of eating into a form of punishment, close this book at once; it is too lively, too aggressive, and far too impertinent for you."-Salvador Dali Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 317 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1992.
- Publisher
- TASCHEN GmbH
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836508766
- ISBN
- 9783836508766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 48.77
€ 59.45
€ 48.77
Hardback. For much of early modern history, the opportunity to be immortalized in a portrait was explicitly tied to social class: only landed elites and royalty had the money and power to commission such an endeavour. This book examines the patronage and production of portraits in Tudor and Jacobean England. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 colour images + 80 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 292 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300162790
- ISBN
- 9780300162790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.53€ 42.58
€ 53.53
€ 42.58
Hardback. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Film and Intermediality Eup. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AC; APFA; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474403351
- ISBN
- 9781474403351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.96€ 103.50
€ 112.96
€ 103.50
Electronic book text. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Film and Intermediality. BIC Classification: AC; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474425889
- ISBN
- 9781474425889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.25
€ 37.99
€ 33.25
Hardcover. A survey of the range of craft disciplines and key practitioners from the pre-World War I years to the 1990s. It shows how the crafts movement emerged in response to generalized anxiety about the production, commodification and consumption of objects in an industrialised society. Num Pages: 496 pages, 284 b/w + 222 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AC; AFT; WF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 316 x 256 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3322.
- Publisher
- Bard Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300077803
- ISBN
- 9780300077803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.43€ 55.15
€ 65.43
€ 55.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857228877
- ISBN
- 9788857228877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 58.82
€ 59.45
€ 58.82
Paperback. Provides a portrait of three artists who broke away from artistic tradition to embrace an entirely new way of painting. This book uncovers their legacy: the revolutionary depiction of light and shade, and how it was possible to capture the essence of a place on canvas. Series: The World's Greatest Art. Num Pages: 384 pages, 174 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 650. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Flame Tree Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KJE0003533
- ISBN
- 9781844512577
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Hardcover. Presents a fresh approach to how traditional art mediums - painting, sculpture, and drawing - changed in the twentieth century as a result of photography, film, and other technologies. Thsi book challenges some of the most respected and entrenched criticism of the past several decades - and allows us to think about these artists anew. Num Pages: 368 pages, 72 colour plates, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 266 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1428.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226131191
- ISBN
- 9780226131191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.34€ 45.21
€ 52.34
€ 45.21
Paperback. Looks at two different genres in relation to the construction of femininity in late nineteenth-century France - Degas' representation of ballet dancers and the transforming tradition of female portraiture. Series: University of Kansas Franklin D. Murphy Lecture Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV; AFC; AGHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 6. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987934
- ISBN
- 9780295987934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. Charts the history of French female portraiture from its heyday in the early nineteenth century to its demise in the early twentieth century. This book focuses on six canonic paintings and how they illuminate evolving social attitudes and aesthetic concerns in France over the course of the century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 150 b&w illustrations, 50 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJC; ACV; ACX; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300111187
- ISBN
- 9780300111187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.23
€ 76.23
Paperback. This book is the first contemporary study of its kind since the 1979 Revolution in Iran, a fascinating and comprehensive account of subversive and mainstream Iranian art and visual culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 174 illustrations, 164 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ACXJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 191 x 251 x 20. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232706
- ISBN
- 9781780232706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.57
€ 52.99
€ 44.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 200 Colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 233 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1678.
- Publisher
- Skira Rizzoli
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847838899
- ISBN
- 9780847838899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 50.25
€ 65.40
€ 50.25
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACQ; AFW; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714124872
- ISBN
- 9780714124872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. A critical examination of Dara Birnbaum's action-packed and riveting video of Wonder Woman's transformations. Series: Afterall. Num Pages: 118 pages, 32 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 209 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Afterall Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 118
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846380679
- ISBN
- 9781846380679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.08
€ 21.99
€ 19.08
hardcover. The initial section here covers the monuments of the important Hellenistic kingdom of Commagene, and includes Edessa (Urfa), the capital of a Crusader state, where there are also significant Islamic buildings. Num Pages: 536 pages, 120 pls, 48 maps & plans. BIC Classification: ACG; ACK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907132523
- ISBN
- 9780907132523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 354.75
€ 354.75
hardcover. In this third volume the regions covered are to the south and east of the Taurus range, beginning with the Upper and Lower Euphrates, which includes the Byzantine and Turkish buildings of Harput, Malatya and the Keban region, where there are also a number of churches and monastic sites. Num Pages: 524 pages, 152 pls, 34 maps & plans. BIC Classification: ACG; ACK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907132349
- ISBN
- 9780907132349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 355.50
€ 355.50
hardcover. This second volume continues with a description of the fine Georgian monuments of the Tao region, including Ihan, Ok Vank, and Haho. The Pontus region comes next, the centre of the medieval Greek empire of Trebizond. The many Byzantine churches of Trabzon itself are covered, including Aya Sofya and the nearby monasteries of Sumela and Vazelon. Num Pages: 578 pages, 158 pls. BIC Classification: ACG; ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907132332
- ISBN
- 9780907132332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 358.36
€ 358.36
Hardback. Civilizations of great diversity have succeeded each other or co-existed in Eastern Turkey, and most of them have left monuments of high quality. Hittite, Urartian, Hellenistic, Roman, Syrian, Byzantine, Armenian, Arab, Seljuk and Ottoman, their remains are all represented in the region. Num Pages: 530 pages, 118 pls. BIC Classification: ACG; ACK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907132325
- ISBN
- 9780907132325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 356.29
€ 356.29
Paperback. Virilio discusses the relationship of war trauma and art and the failure of visual art to reinvent itself when confronted with technology. Translator(s): Taormina, Mike. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Autonomedia United States
- Edition
- First US edition.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584350200
- ISBN
- 9781584350200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.16
€ 18.99
€ 15.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGN; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Tarcher
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399174780
- ISBN
- 9780399174780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.12
€ 19.99
€ 19.12