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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, painter, and illustrator, born in Ireland but raised in Washington State. This book places Bennett's work in the context of major American printmakers and illustrators and the changes in book production inspired by the "Arts and Crafts Movement". Num Pages: 80 pages, 172 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 7128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Historical Society of Seattle & King County / Museum of History & Industry United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939806072
ISBN
9780939806072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.88

Paperback. Tells the story of Women Painters of Washington Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; ACX; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295991931
ISBN
9780295991931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. Diego Velasquez (1599-1660) spent his formative years in Seville, learning his craft and producing his early masterpieces. This work explores the importance of Seville for Velasquez, examining Sevillian culture, Catholic theology, and picaresque literature. Editor(s): Clarke, Michael. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 b/w + 50 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACN; AFC; AGB; GBCR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 342 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Hardback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300069495
ISBN
9780300069495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.32

Paperback. For over a hundred years 'the avant-garde' has been the most influential concept in modern art; its impact on the history of modern culture has been profound. In this Very Short Introduction, David Cottington explores why the avant-garde carries so much authority, and places it within the context of western modernity and capitalist culture. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 13 black and white images. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199582730
ISBN
9780199582730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. As public interest in modern art continues to grow, there is a real need for a book that will engage general readers, offering them not only information and ideas about modern art, but also explaining its contemporary relevance and its history. This book does just that. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803641
ISBN
9780192803641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. An introduction to maritime prints, drawings and watercolours. The text includes a sweeping historical survey of marine artists and printmakers from earliest times to the present day. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations (some colour) facsimiles (some colour), portraits. BIC Classification: AC; AGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 251 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1154.
Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856674846
ISBN
9780856674846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.15
€ 66.72

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Houghton Hall
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993288203
ISBN
9780993288203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACN; AGB; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271008165
ISBN
9780271008165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.39
€ 81.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271034157
ISBN
9780271034157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271015279
ISBN
9780271015279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.82
€ 77.50

Paperback. Traces the birth, evolution, and decline of the public art museum as an institution meant to spark democratic debate and discussion. Num Pages: 328 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336945
ISBN
9780822336945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.44

Hardback. Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) produced an unparalleled body of work, including the iconic "The Artist in His Museum". He was a revolutionary soldier, a radical activist, an impresario of moving pictures, a natural historian, an inventor, and the proprietor of one of the first modern museums. This book presents his autobiography. Num Pages: 260 pages, 51 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239609
ISBN
9780520239609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 64.45

Hardback. A study of the innovative pop artist Andy Warhol by his close friend and confidant, David Bourdon. Prepared during the artist's lifetime and with his co-operation, it is described as "an intimate look at the man behind the silkscreened image". Num Pages: 432 pages, 85 colour illustrations, 240 b&w illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; AB; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 254 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1924.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Abrams United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810926349
ISBN
9780810926349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.35

Hardcover. Exploration of the unfinished works of art, and how and why they became that way. Series: Watson Gordon Lectures. Num Pages: 48 pages, 20 colour. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 160. .
Publisher
National Galleries of Scotland United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906270919
ISBN
9781906270919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.23

Hardback. The last volume in The Image of the Black in Western Art marks a shift by focusing on representation of blacks by black artists in the West. It takes on migration in the U.S and globalization, Negritude and cultural hybridity, black artists' relationship with European traditions and experimentation, as well as photography, jazz and activism. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2252.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052697
ISBN
9780674052697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.70
€ 98.77

Hardback. Black Models and White Myths examines the racial assumptions behind representations of Africans that emphasized the contrast between "civilization" and "savagery" and the development of so-called scientific and ethnographic racism. These works often depicted Africans' allegedly natural behavior as a counterpoint to inhibited European conduct. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 384 pages, 165 color illustrations, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052604
ISBN
9780674052604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.70
€ 94.21

Hardback. Slaves and Liberators looks at the political implications of the representation of Africans, from the morality of slavery, through abolitionism, to European imperialism in Africa. Popular imagery and great works, like Turner's Slave Ship, cast light on widely differing European responses to Africans and their descendants. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 384 pages, 160 color illustrations, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052598
ISBN
9780674052598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.70
€ 94.55

Hardback. Focusing on the aesthetic concerns of the two most important sculptors of the early 19th century, the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822) and his Danish rival Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), this book considers: the aesthetic autonomy of works of art, the gender of the subject, and the efficacy of marble as an imitative medium. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 colour images + 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300197891
ISBN
9780300197891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.51
€ 39.85

Hardcover. This is a study of the 18th-century sculptor Louis Francois Roubiliac. His most important work takes the form of monuments seen in Westminster Abbey and in churches throughout the country. The book examines his style in the light of the social and religious conditions of his time. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 424 pages, 289 b&w illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACV; AFK; AGB; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 202 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300063332
ISBN
9780300063332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.32

Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 432 pages, 191 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 258 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052611
ISBN
9780674052611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.70
€ 99.14

Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 400 pages, 259 color illustrations, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 256 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2138.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052581
ISBN
9780674052581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.70
€ 99.03

Hardback. Europe and the World Beyond focuses geographically on peoples of South America and the Mediterranean as well as Africa, but conceptually it emphasizes the ways that visual constructions of blacks mediated between Europe and a faraway African continent that was impinging ever more closely on daily life in cities and ports engaged in the slave trade. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 528 pages, 223 color illustrations, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 257 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052628
ISBN
9780674052628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.70
€ 98.77

Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 336 pages, 168 color illustrations, 15 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 256 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2106.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052567
ISBN
9780674052567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.84
€ 98.77

Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 416 pages, 345 color illustrations, 50 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 291 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2224.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052710
ISBN
9780674052710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.70
€ 99.14

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