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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. The effects of war and famine in Europe, in the 14th century, lead to a widespread mystical religiosity, which emphasised both joy and suffering. This in turn inspired the creation of some of the most magnificent religious art of the period. This illustrated work highlights the most important artists, works, concepts and theories of the period. Series: Art Through the Centuries. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACK; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368594
ISBN
9780892368594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. As an integral part of human culture, music has been one of the most common themes in art throughout history. This book offers an exploration of the history of music in Western art, from ancient sculptures to modern art. It includes chapters devoted to individual instruments and sections focused on subjects such as musical symbols and allegories. Num Pages: 384 pages, featuring 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369652
ISBN
9780892369652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. An assessment of the important place of Gustave Le Gray in the history of photography. A young painter in Rome, then a fashionable portrait photographer in Paris, Le Gray received commissions from Napoleon III, and fled to Palermo and then Egypt when faced with bankruptcy. Num Pages: 402 pages, 237 colour & 113 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AJB; AJC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 293 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2223.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366712
ISBN
9780892366712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.53
€ 46.16

Paperback. Carol Armstrong offers an important study of Edgar Degas's work and reputation. Armstrong grapples with contradictory portrayals of Degas as "odd man out" within the modernist canon. She shows how our critical and popular expectations of Degas are overturned and subverted. Series: Getty Research Institute Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 299 pages, 4 colour and 127 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367283
ISBN
9780892367283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.93

Paperback. Jean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904) was an undisputed success during his life. Crowds flocked to see his vibrant compositions and thanks to mass marketing of his work through mechanical reproduction, he reached audiences on an unprecedented scale. This title includes the essays challenging critical biases against the artist. Editor(s): Morton, Mary. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8 full colour & 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060384
ISBN
9781606060384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.01

hardcover. Part of a series that aims to place buildings within their historical context, this text considers Gropius' Dessau Bauhaus, Le Coubusier's Unite de Habitation and Kahn's Salk Institute. It includes specially produced technical drawings that explain how the buildings were detailed and put together. Series: Architecture 3s S. Num Pages: 182 pages, 45 colour & 180 b&w illustrations, 60 line drawings, chronologies, lists, bibliographies. BIC Classification: ACX; AMB; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 302 x 307 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1690. Clean copy showing light shelf wear. Corners bumped but remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
PHAIDON PRESS
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0024248
ISBN
9780714838687
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Kummerling-Meibauer, Bettina. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 258 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; AKLB; DSBH; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415818018
ISBN
9780415818018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.92

paperback. A biography that establishes the complexity of Picasso's Spanish roots, his aversion to his native Malaga and his passion for Barcelona and Catalan 'modernisme'. It introduces material on the artist's early training in religious art. It provides fresh insights into the artistic failures of Picasso's father as an impetus to his sons' triumphs. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 185 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1392.
Publisher
Pimlico
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951559
ISBN
9781845951559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.91

Hardcover. Num Pages: 13440 pages, 11046. BIC Classification: AFC; AFF; AFK; GBCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 369 x 333 x 507. Weight in Grams: 24954.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
13440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199773794
ISBN
9780199773794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 3,552.45

paperback. Num Pages: 57 pages, 40 full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Film & Video Umbrella United Kingdom
Number of pages
57
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904270294
ISBN
9781904270294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.63

hardcover. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 130. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Film & Video Umbrella United Kingdom
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904270201
ISBN
9781904270201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.33

Hardcover. Since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps and recognition of the Holocaust as a watershed event, the capacity of art to represent this event adequately has been questioned. Contributors provide case studies that include a artists from North America, Europe and Israel, and examine some of the dominant themes of their work. Editor(s): Feinstein, Stephen C. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 328 pages, 69 photographs, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: ACX; AG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630838
ISBN
9780815630838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.37

Hardcover. Concentrating on the use of illustration in Victorian literature - especially novels, poems and children's books - the essays collected in this text address a wide chronological and stylistic range of work. Topics include the century's best-known illustrators and the use of words as images. Editor(s): Maxwell, Richard. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 125 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ACV; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920979
ISBN
9780813920979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.50

Paperback. This anthology seeks to revolutionize the way the Harlem Renaissance is viewed. It seeks to redress the emphasis on male writers, offering a balanced collection of writers - men and women, gay and straight, famiiar and obscure. It includes poetry, short stories, drama, essays, music and art. Editor(s): Patton, Venetria K.; Honey, Maureen. Num Pages: 544 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2ABM; ACX; AVGC6; DNF; DQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813529301
ISBN
9780813529301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.19

Hardcover. This analysis of grassroots art focuses on examples from environments in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Oklahoma. It looks at the work of artists such as Samuel P. Dinsmoor, Dave Wood and Ed Galloway, describing their cultural contexts and influences. There are photographs of their creations. Editor(s): Brackman, Barbara; Dwigans, Cathy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 colour photographs, 125 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609048
ISBN
9780700609048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages, 200 colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
JRP | Ringier Switzerland
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037644973
ISBN
9783037644973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.13

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096464
ISBN
9780719096464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.39

Hardback. The first comprehensive review of a multi-award-winning artist, known for his impact on contemporary art jewellery. Comprises a selection of essays exploring the many facets of Bielander's work, and published to accompany the exhibition "Musee de design et d'arts appliques contemporains" in Lausanne, 8 February-30 April 2017. Num Pages: 152 pages, 96 colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKG; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 165. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Arnoldsche Germany
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9783897904873
ISBN
9783897904873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.33
€ 51.51

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