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Paperback. FAUXLOSOPHY by Ron English, is a compelling collection of the artist's sayings with his accompanying iconic images. It is a light read with indelible images bringing to life wit and wisdom to live by through art, humor and ironic inspiration. Num Pages: 196 pages, 98 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Carpet Bombing Culture
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908211453
ISBN
9781908211453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.27

Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 176 pages, 24 b&w illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: AC; AGN; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816672974
ISBN
9780816672974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Wardell Publications Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780919985322
ISBN
9780919985322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 26.00

Hardcover. The extraordinary technologic innovations and revolutionary machines from the collection of the Leonardo Museum in Vinci. This beautifully illustrated volume discovers the multiple interests of Leonardo the technologist, the architect, the man of science and, more generally, the history of Renaissance techniques. Editor(s): Nanni, Romano. Num Pages: 320 pages, 318 illustrations, 253 in colour. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; AM; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 290 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1932.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788876245749
ISBN
9788876245749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.16
€ 55.97

Hardcover. Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is considered as one of the important American painters in 20th century art. In canvas after canvas he painted the loneliness of urban people. Many of his pictures represent views of streets and roads, rooftops, and abandoned houses, depicted in a brilliant light that strangely belies the melancholy mood of the scenes. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836500333
ISBN
9783836500333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. Argues that preoccupation with vision as a key to religious knowledge profoundly affected a broad range of late medieval works. This title explores key religious buildings throughout Europe to reveal how their grand designs supported this profusion of images that made visible the signs of scripture. Translator(s): Whittall, Mary. Num Pages: 392 pages, 85 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226706078
ISBN
9780226706078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 232 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742559165
ISBN
9780742559165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742559158
ISBN
9780742559158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.29

Hardback. "Tom Crane's glorious photographs and Roger Moss's enthusiastic descriptions will get anyone with the slightest interest in history, architecture, or the decorative arts on the way to spending a week in the City of Brotherly Love to visit these handsome houses."-Maine Antique Digest Num Pages: 256 pages, 160 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 299 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1361.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812234381
ISBN
9780812234381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.79
€ 77.50

Paperback. The early Middle Ages witnessed many innovations in European architecture including the medieval castle, church spire and monastic cloister. Avoiding traditional emphasis on chronological development, the author explores issues and themes, examining the achievements in design and construction. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, numerous colour and halftone illustrations, line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; ACK; AM; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Oxford History of Art
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842237
ISBN
9780192842237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.91

Hardback. One hundred years ago in Brazil the rituals of Candomble were feared as sorcery and persecuted as crime. Addressing this history as a journey of objectification and appropriation, the author offers a fresh, and illuminating look at questions of syncretism, hybridity and cultural resistance in Brazil and in the Black Atlantic in general. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; ACX; AGR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453633
ISBN
9781845453633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.90

Paperback. The walls of medieval churches were brightly painted with religious imagery and colourful patterns, and although often shadows of their former selves, these paintings are among the most enigmatic art to survive the Middle Ages. This book presents an introduction to this fascinating subject. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 b/w; 20 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AGR; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812937
ISBN
9780747812937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Wall paintings are a unique art form, complementing, and yet distinctly separate from, other religious imagery in churches. This book presents many of the surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. Num Pages: 380 pages, 261, 255 colour, 6 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 996. 380 pages, 261, 255 colour, 6 black and white. Wall paintings are a unique art form, complementing, and yet distinctly separate from, other religious imagery in churches. This book presents many of the surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AMN. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 24. Weight: 994.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
380
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843834847
ISBN
9781843834847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.99

Hardback. With reviews and essays composed over the last 20 years and revised for this book, "Art's Prospects" illuminates some of the chief spiritual itineraries of modern art, and argues that the traditional is the enemy, rather than a springboard to originality. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635097
ISBN
9781566635097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

paperback. Pander creates works that are profound in their seriousness, dramatic intensity, and expressive power Num Pages: 136 pages, 112 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 15. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781930957633
ISBN
9781930957633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.05

Paperback. Johanson's art is concerned with memory and recollection, dream and fantasy, biography and autobiography, physical and imaginative detachment yet sensual engagement. He is also the painter of fires that break out in city buildings or spew from volcanoes, and he often sets fire's rampage alongside human lassitude and seeming indifference. Num Pages: 128 pages, 107 illus., 85 in color. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hallie Ford Museum of Art,US United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781930957596
ISBN
9781930957596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

Paperback. Chronicles the life and times of the highly regarded Portland painter and teacher, who taught for 36 years at the Pacific Northwest College of Art (formerly the Portland Art Museum School) and served as interim dean during a critical period in the college's history. Num Pages: 110 pages, 95 illus., 75 in color. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hallie Ford Museum of Art,US United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781930957602
ISBN
9781930957602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 84 pages, 42 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AC; AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Edition Reuss Germany
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9783980501729
ISBN
9783980501729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 29.94

Paperback. Editor(s): Salmond, Amira; Raymond, Rosanna. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 1QSPS; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877372605
ISBN
9781877372605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.72

Hardcover. Waro Kishi first caught the attention of the architectural world with his house in Nipponbashi, an elegant townhouse in an Osaka district full of stores marketing electric and electronic goods. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 305 x 250 x 15. Weight in Grams: 966.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9783932565151
ISBN
9783932565151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.97
€ 45.62

Hardcover. Places Karl Friedrich Schinkel's life and work in the artistic context of his day. This book is devoted to his family and circle of friends, and to his universal artistic, technical and administrative activities. It brings together a variety of material from contemporary sources, letters, newspapers, diaries and other writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: AC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1222.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9783932565298
ISBN
9783932565298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.42
€ 42.86

Hardback. Editor(s): Reist, Inge (Director of The Frick Collection's Center for the History of Collecting). Series: Frick Collection Studies in the History of Art Collecting in. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 412 x 22. Weight in Grams: 970.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271064710
ISBN
9780271064710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.87
€ 59.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 5ill.33col.ill. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 110 x 6. Weight in Grams: 64.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
JRP Editions Switzerland
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9782940271689
ISBN
9782940271689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.02

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Mantra Lingua United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844443482
ISBN
9781844443482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 6.91

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