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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Focuses on Philip Guston's controversial figurative paintings of the late 1960s and 1970s. This title looks at the early critical reception of these works to see what the artist was actually doing and, at another level, to investigate the odd alchemy of artists and their audiences. It deals with Guston's complicated relationship to Judaism. Num Pages: 128 pages, 10 color illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 212 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198. Philip Guston's Later Works. 128 pages, illustrations. Focuses on Philip Guston's controversial figurative paintings of the late 1960s and 1970s. This title looks at the early critical reception of these works to see what the artist was actually doing and, at another level, to investigate the odd alchemy of artists and their audiences. It deals with Guston's complicated relationship to Judaism. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 142 x 212 x 11. Weight: 198.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265769
ISBN
9780520265769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardcover. Clarifies the significance and function of reliquaries from excavations of Gandharan monastery sites around modern Peshawar Series: Gandharan Studies. Num Pages: 405 illus., 175 in color. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 259 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1950.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295992365
ISBN
9780295992365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 150 color + 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; ACQB; AMV; AMX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300222012
ISBN
9780300222012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Hardback. Collected articles of the world's preeminent rock art researchers and cognitive archaeologists. Series: Archaeology of Religion. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ACBK; ACC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759101951
ISBN
9780759101951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.89

Paperback. An insight into the richness and variety of this dynamic style. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 448 pages, 200 colour and 50 b&w illustrations, map, glossary, charts. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; ACQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 878.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714833699
ISBN
9780714833699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.66

Hardback. In this wide-ranging volume's twelve compact essays, scholars from across the disciplines trace Gesamtkunstwerk-the ideal of the "total work of art"-from its foundations in the early nineteenth century to its manifold articulations and reimaginings in the twentieth century and beyond. Editor(s): Imhoof, David; Menninger, Margaret Eleanor; Steinhoff, Anthony J. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 300 pages, 5 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; ABA; ACV; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785331848
ISBN
9781785331848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.63

Hardback. Contributes to the discussion about 'a crisis in masculinity', addressing the homosocial structures in Dada and Surrealist art and their relevance to the artistic and theoretical debate. This book deals with specific moments in the careers of Duchamp and some of his associates and discusses the reception of Duchamp's ideas in the post-war period. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 b&w illustrations + 20 colour images. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 256 x 192 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1148.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300108958
ISBN
9780300108958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Hardcover. This excellent overview of new research on Dada and Surrealism blends expert synthesis of the latest scholarship with completely new research, offering historical coverage as well as in-depth discussion of thematic areas ranging from criminality to gender. Editor(s): Hopkins, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118476185
ISBN
9781118476185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.26

Paperback. Explores the range of media employed by both Dada and Surrealism, whilst at the same time establishing the aesthetic differences between the movements. This book also examines the Dadaist obsession with the body-as-mechanism in relation to the Surrealists' return to the fetishized/eroticized body. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 208 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802545
ISBN
9780192802545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Suitable for David Hockney fans and dog lovers everywhere, this book deals with two of the artist's closest friends, his dachshunds Stanley and Boodgie. It includes Hockney's paintings and drawings of his two companions, dozens of illustrations, and a text by the artist himself. Num Pages: 80 pages, 84 illustrations, 67 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 202 x 8. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500286272
ISBN
9780500286272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

Hardcover. Brings together some well-known tales - Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin - with others that are less familiar. This title is informed by the art of the past, attuned to idiosyncrasies of character and incident. Num Pages: 72 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Royal Academy of Arts United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907533242
ISBN
9781907533242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the 'Mona Lisa' beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting? Num Pages: 360 pages, 325 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 289 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2188.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239490
ISBN
9780500239490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.76

Novelty book. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500420768
ISBN
9780500420768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.16

Paperback. Demonstrates how Renaissance artists used mirrors and lenses to develop perspective and chiaroscuro challenging our view of how these two foundations of Western art were established. Num Pages: 328 pages, 510 illustrations, 442 in colour. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 300 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1906.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500286388
ISBN
9780500286388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.09

Hardcover. The author has returned to England to paint the landscape of his childhood in East Yorkshire. Executed in watercolour and ink, this title features panoramic scenes that have the spatial complexity of finished paintings - the broad sweep of sky or road, the patchwork tapestry of land - yet convey the immediacy of the author's impressions. Num Pages: 92 pages, 43 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Royal Academy of Arts United Kingdom
Number of pages
92
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907533235
ISBN
9781907533235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Num Pages: two 8-page colour plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906964320
ISBN
9781906964320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Offers a meditation on an extraordinary trip to both Israel and the Palestinian territory, which leaves the author questioning his own values as searchingly as the powerful beliefs of those he met. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AC; DD; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571197521
ISBN
9780571197521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 471 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
471
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226379067
ISBN
9780226379067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.92

Hardback. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 378 pages, 320 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACQ; ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 299 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2154.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300215564
ISBN
9780300215564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 58.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 57 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; AMCR; AMVD; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816680719
ISBN
9780816680719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Presents a comprehensive work on Surrealism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900564663
ISBN
9781900564663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.79

Paperback. The discovery of hundreds of botanical and zoological drawings at Windsor Castle led to a trail that led across Europe to a little-known scientific organization from 17th century Italy called the academy of Linceans (or Lynxes). This volume documents the history of their work. Num Pages: 528 pages, 83 colour plates, 89 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ACQ; AGN; HBJD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 254 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition, Second Impression
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226261485
ISBN
9780226261485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.41

Hardcover. Pindar's Eyes is a ground-breaking interdisciplinary exploration of the interactions between Greek lyric poetry and visual and material culture in the early fifth century BCE, drawing on case studies to open up analysis of the genre to the wider theme of aesthetic experience in early classical Greece. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; ACG; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198746379
ISBN
9780198746379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.82

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836551021
ISBN
9783836551021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.32
€ 58.08

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