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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. This study explores three of Bernini's baroque chapels to show how he achieved his effects. It examines the ways in which the artist integrated the architecture, painting and sculpture into a coherent space for devotion, and shows how this accomplishment was understood by religious practitioners. Translator(s): Lappin, Linda. Num Pages: 168 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACQB; AFK; AGB; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226092737
ISBN
9780226092737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.97

Paperback.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375760365
ISBN
9780375760365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.66

Paperback. Often called "the first art historian", the author writes with delight on the lives of Leonardo and other celebrated Renaissance artists. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397764
ISBN
9780141397764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.49

Paperback. The three most important early biographies of Veronese, one never before translated, edited by Xavier F. Salomon, curator of 'Veronese: Renaissance Magnificence' at the National Gallery, London. Editor(s): Salomon, Xavier F. Translator(s): Salomon, Xavier F. Num Pages: 192 pages, 48. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Pallas Athene Arts
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843680970
ISBN
9781843680970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.32

Paperback. Translation of: Vite de' piu eccellenti architettori, pittori et scultori italiani. Translator(s): Bondanella, Julia Conway; Bondanella, Peter E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537198
ISBN
9780199537198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. Offers a visual history of the depiction of illness and healing in Western culture, ranging from Egyptian wall carvings to 20th century artists. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AGH; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060445
ISBN
9781606060445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.04

Hardcover. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 488 pages, 250 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 216. .
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857093391
ISBN
9781857093391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.20
€ 71.18

Num Pages: 160 pages, 150+ color photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764322891
ISBN
9780764322891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 31.88

Hardback. From farming, cooking and feasting scenes depicted in the Middle Ages in books of hours to the fish and fruit of ancient frescoes and mosaics, Food in Art gives fresh insights into how food items were cultivated, hunted, trapped, stored, traded, prepared and served throughout the ages. Num Pages: 288 pages, 170 colour, 10 black & white. BIC Classification: AC; AGN; JFCV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 259 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233628
ISBN
9781780233628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.77

Hardcover. Gustav Klimt's ornate art expresses the apocalyptic atmosphere of Vienna's upper middle-class society around the turn of the 20th century - a society devoted to the cultivation of aesthetic awareness and the cult of pleasure. The ecstatic joy which Klimt (1862-1918) and his contemporaries found in beauty was constantly overshadowed by death. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVY; ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
TASCHEN GmbH
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836558075
ISBN
9783836558075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 386 x 268 x 14. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836532273
ISBN
9783836532273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.40

Hardcover. Kazimir Malevich, pioneer of abstraction Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836546393
ISBN
9783836546393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.68

Hardcover. Notorious bad boy of Italian Baroque painting, Caravaggio (1571-1610) is finally getting the recognition he deserves. In this book you'll find over 50 of Caravaggio's best paintings; we think you'll agree that he was a genius beyond his time. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836559935
ISBN
9783836559935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.82

Hardcover. From the dawn of time, ever since Adam and Eve, all artists of every age, have succumbed to their fantasies, obsessions and libido, and produced erotic works that the censors have taken good care to keep from the public. This title culls highlights from the Erotica Universalis collection. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AC; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 207 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1282.
Publisher
TASCHEN Gmbh
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Multilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836547789
ISBN
9783836547789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.08

Hardcover. Painter, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the century's greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics. He was one of the first to apply the insights of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis to the art of painting, approaching the subconscious with sensitivity and imagination. This title presents his entire painted oeuvre. Num Pages: 780 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: ACXD7; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 163 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1462.
Publisher
TASCHEN Gmbh
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836544924
ISBN
9783836544924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.60

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836530347
ISBN
9783836530347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

Hardcover. Explores the relationship between English country houses and the portraits they contain Editor(s): Perry, Gill; Retford, Kate; Vibert, Jordan. Num Pages: 320 pages, Halftones, black & white|Illustrations, colour|Maps. BIC Classification: ACQ; AGHF; AMKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090394
ISBN
9780719090394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.65

hardcover. Recording Britain was an artistic documentary project compiled as the country was facing the potentially devastating impact of the Second World War. This fascinating book brings together highlights from this extraordinary collection by artists such as John Piper, Michael Rothenstein, Barbara Jones and Stanley Badmin. Num Pages: 288 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACX; AFC; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 256 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
KMK0020254
ISBN
9781851776610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 5.12

Series: Visual Culture in Early Modernity. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 256 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138274648
ISBN
9781138274648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.83

Hardcover. The first book about the life, career, and pictures of this pioneering photographic artist (1849-1930), this is a richly illustrated introduction to the beginnings of colour photography, featuring previously unpublished specimens of photographic art, including four unrecorded child portraits by Lewis Carroll. Num Pages: 304 pages, 188 black & white halftones, 124 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1974.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243723
ISBN
9781851243723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 44.96

Paperback. Suitable for students, arts professionals and other aspiring writers, this book navigates readers through the key elements of style and content, from the aims and structure of a piece to its tone and language. Num Pages: 264 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500291573
ISBN
9780500291573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. The third in the unique series of anthologies which aims to collect important key writings by and on the most significant artists in contemporary culture. The definitive resource of Warhol in his own words, and in the words of others. Editor(s): Williams, Gilda. Series: On&By. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ1; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 145. .
Publisher
Whitechapel Gallery United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854882458
ISBN
9780854882458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.20

hardcover. Creighton Gilbert's study of the frescoes of the Cappella Nuova in the cathedral of Orvieto explains the commissioning, iconography and structure of this extraordinary cycle of paintings, begun by Fra Angelico in the early 1400s and completed a half-century later by Luca Signorelli. Num Pages: 200 pages, 95 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271021409
ISBN
9780271021409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.88
€ 129.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 34 colour, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780271032047
ISBN
9780271032047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.26
€ 83.78

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