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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. National Treasures explores the fate of French art and heritage during the Nazi occupation of France, revealing the roots of contemporary cultural policy in the Vichy era and exposing a hidden convergence of resistance and collaboration in French museology. Num Pages: 404 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; ABC; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804770187
ISBN
9780804770187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.59

Paperback. Documents the search for the origins of the iconic "femme fatale" who was depicted as a dangerous, depraved, and deadly woman. This book argues that the evolution of the femme fatale, with both literary and visual links to the biblical Eve figure, came as a response to increasing feminism and the desire by men to halt its spread. Num Pages: 360 pages, 126 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AC; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252073236
ISBN
9780252073236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.54

Paperback. An historical examination of the early-twentieth-century Indian Craze, a widespread interest in Native American art, that explores its importance for Native Americans, Euro Americans, and the history of modernism. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8 color plates. BIC Classification: ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 256 x 20. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344087
ISBN
9780822344087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.44

Hardback. An historical examination of the early-twentieth-century Indian Craze, a widespread interest in Native American art, that explores its importance for Native Americans, Euro Americans, and the history of modernism. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8 color plates. BIC Classification: ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 183 x 28. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822343905
ISBN
9780822343905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Boone, Elizabeth Hill. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 368 pages, 108 black-and-white photographs, 2 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 1QDAK; AC; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023739
ISBN
9780884023739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.31

Paperback. An introduction to the Cummer Museum of Art's significant new collection of Seminole works by the American artist Eugene Savage. Num Pages: 64 pages, 48 Colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 183 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832997
ISBN
9781904832997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.54

Paperback. An examination of visual art in post-independence Senegal. It explores the complex interplay of cultural nationalism, negotiations of postcolonial identity, and an emergent artistic modernism. Highlighting the distinctive cultural history that shaped Sengalese modernism, it reveals its innovations, diversity, and dynamism. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 color photos, 78 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; ACXJ; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822333951
ISBN
9780822333951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.29

Hardback. Argues that art, especially architecture, music, and painting, is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. This book approaches art as a form of erotic expression that connects sensory richness with primal desire. It argues that the meaning of art comes from the intensities and sensations it inspires, not just its intention. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages, two color images. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition (1st printing)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145183
ISBN
9780231145183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Goizueta, Elizabeth T. Translator(s): Fuentes, Ileana. Num Pages: 200 pages, 90 color plates, 50 figures. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 229. .
Publisher
Mcmullen Museum Of Art, Boston College
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781892850270
ISBN
9781892850270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 27.98

Paperback. A collection of notebooks, letters, treatises, and contracts dealing with the art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It gives the reader an insight into the personalities and conditions of the times. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: ACK; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003337
ISBN
9780691003337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003443
ISBN
9780691003443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Hardcover. Drawing on interviews with all the key BritArt players and archival research, this title examines the individual characters, their relationships to one another, crucial events and seminal artworks, considering, the political, economic and artistic context of those years. Num Pages: 288 pages, 170 illustrations, 140 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500239445
ISBN
9780500239445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 5.80

Hardback. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 432 pages, 390 color + 120 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 314 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3000.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300221749
ISBN
9780300221749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73
€ 84.55

Paperback. The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts were begun in 1952 at the National Gallery of Art in order to bring the best in contemporary scholarship to the public. This illustrated documentary volume tells the story of the genesis of the lectureship, featuring essays by a variety of scholars. Editor(s): Cropper, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 255 pages, 63 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; AF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 205 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300099614
ISBN
9780300099614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Hardback. Features an account of art, design, and architecture in the Central Europe of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during its last decades. The author integrates political and cultural developments, comparing the situation in eight cities, highlighting the contrasts, rivalries, parallels, and interconnections across this region. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 356 pages, 200 b&w illustrations, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACV; ACX; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 295 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300111200
ISBN
9780300111200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 71.25

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839415
ISBN
9781843839415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.82

Hardback. Offers a fresh take on the modernist primitivism of the French painter Paul Gauguin, the nostalgic exoticism of the American John LaFarge, and the elite tourism of the American writer Henry Adams. This title explores how these artists, lured by romantic ideas about travel and exploration, wrestled with the elusiveness of paradise. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 color illustrations, 122 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1MKPFT; ACBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 184 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271739
ISBN
9780520271739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.50
€ 63.89

Hardcover. The definitive monograph on contemporary African American painter Kerry James Marshall, accompanying a major traveling retrospective. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 308 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1826.
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Fourth Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847848331
ISBN
9780847848331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.68

Hardback. A full-color catalog of the furniture made by John Shearer, one of the most accomplished furniture makers of the post-Revolutionary period. This publication is co-sponsored by the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts at Old Salem, the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, and the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACV; AKB; AKR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759119543
ISBN
9780759119543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.84

Paperback. A general introduction to the Pre-Raphaelite movement, treating both literature and visual art. Editor(s): Prettejohn, Elizabeth. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 329 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; ACVM; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 329 pages, 20 b/w illus. Editor(s): Prettejohn, Elizabeth. A general introduction to the Pre-Raphaelite movement, treating both literature and visual art. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; ACVM; DSBF. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 17. Weight: 444.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
329
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521719315
ISBN
9780521719315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.57

Paperback. This richly illustrated catalogue, the fourth in a series sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, features essays on the subject of costume and a substantial bibliography on the topic of costumes in art and an exhibition checklist. Editor(s): Weaver, Elissa B.; Rodini, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 110 pages, 8 colour plates, 40 halftones, bibliography. BIC Classification: ACN; ACQ; ACV; AGC; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780935573350
ISBN
9780935573350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.61

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763501347
ISBN
9788763501347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.56
€ 39.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 492 pages, 100 color + 180 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 292 x 240 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2382.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205626
ISBN
9780300205626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 53.74

Hardcover. The V&A has the greatest collection of maiolica in the world. This long awaited study explores the significance of these fascinating objects in the art and social history of the Italian Renaissance. Num Pages: 176 pages, 190 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AFPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Publisher
V&A Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851777068
ISBN
9781851777068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.14

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