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Hardback. This reprint of Richard Brilliant's papers document the development of his ideas concerning Roman art and its links with Greek art. Divided into three sections, the papers discuss portraiture, the methods by which Roman artists adapted earlier models and the symbolic structures and characteristics of Roman art. Num Pages: 440 pages, 232 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132745
ISBN
9780907132745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.47

Paperback. Award-winning biography of one of Ireland's greatest artists, updated, fresh design, with new images and additional material. Num Pages: 384 pages, 300. BIC Classification: AC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 264 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1580.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Rev Upd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845887421
ISBN
9781845887421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 30.94

paperback. One of the most famous and popular books on art ever written. Num Pages: 688 pages. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1662.
Publisher
Phaidon Press London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
16th edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714832470
ISBN
9780714832470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Series: Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; ACBK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348490
ISBN
9780820348490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 colour tables, 1 bw table, 82 colour charts/graphs, 69 bw charts/graphs, 40 colour ill. BIC Classification: ACX; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408191873
ISBN
9781408191873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 34.86

Paperback. A compelling and persuasive account of how the Romantic Movement permanently changed the way we see things and express ourselves. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; ACVC; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828656
ISBN
9780753828656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardcover. A visual celebration of jeweled masterworks from Paris in the Art Deco era Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; ACXD3; AGC; KJZ; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500519479
ISBN
9780500519479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.26
€ 56.09

Hardcover. Edited by Eleonora Battiston, Primo Marella. Introduction by Simon Soon. Editor(s): Marella, Primo; Battiston, Eleanora. Num Pages: 168 pages, 120 col, 20 b/w ills. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JMC; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 245 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1259.
Publisher
Damiani Italy
Number of pages
168
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9788862080903
ISBN
9788862080903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.79

Paperback. Features authentic weapons and weapon cases, horse gear, tools, stone pipes, and ceremonial items; also trade goods such as Hudson's Bay collectibles, trade beads, cloth, and blankets; and contemporary replicas of traditional Indian clothing, blankets, pouches and bags, parfleches, and more. All values reflect actual auction estimates and results. Num Pages: 176 pages, 676 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 269 x 15. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326349
ISBN
9780764326349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Authentic Indian-made items of both old and new vintage are showcased. Nearly 800 color photos present clothing and accessories, basketry, pottery, musical instruments, toys and games, textiles, and beadwork. Includes detailed descriptions, current pricing, bead glossary. An essential and comprehensive reference for every collector's bookshelf. Num Pages: 192 pages, 775 color & 7 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 948. 192 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; WF. Dimension: 277 x 215 x 15. Weight: 942.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764323911
ISBN
9780764323911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764319723
ISBN
9780764319723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.13

hardcover. This edition of E.J. Pratt's letters is the final volume in the Collected Works series. The letters take us into his "workshop," illuminating the research behind his distinctive documentary long poems and the social nature of his creative production. Editor(s): Popham, Elizabeth A.; Pitt, David G. Series: Collected Works of E.J.Pratt. Num Pages: 792 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JJ; ACX; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1190.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
792
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442650237
ISBN
9781442650237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.37

Hardback. Celebrates the complexity of South Asian representation and iconography by examining the relationship between aesthetic expression and the devotional practice, or puja, in the three native religions of the Indian subcontinent. This title presents 150 objects created over the past two millennia for temples, home worship, festivals, and more. Editor(s): Pal, Pratapaditya. Num Pages: 256 pages, 220 color photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: ACBP; AGC; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288478
ISBN
9780520288478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.15
€ 64.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AJC; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
None
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783059683
ISBN
9781783059683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.54

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Booth-Clibborn Editions United Kingdom
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861543189
ISBN
9781861543189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.30

Hardcover. Series: Topographical bibliography of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, reliefs & paintings. Num Pages: 489 pages, 63 figs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 42. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Griffith Institute
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416040
ISBN
9780900416040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.51

Hardback. What does it mean to make art in Africa? In Making Art in Africa, 60 of the continent's leading artists give very different answers to this question through a series of extraordinary first-hand commentaries relating to specific works. Editor(s): Savage, Polly. Num Pages: 304 pages, Includes over 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; ACXJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 277 x 256 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1958.
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848221512
ISBN
9781848221512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.07

Paperback. In 1898, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild bequeathed to the British Museum the contents from the New Smoking Room at Waddesdon Manor, a collection of nearly 300 objects to be known as the Waddesdon Bequest. This book positions the Waddesdon Bequest within a wider intellectual and historical context. Editor(s): Shirley, Pippa; Thornton, Dora. Num Pages: 200 pages, 230. BIC Classification: ACND; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
British Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861592128
ISBN
9780861592128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.98

Hardcover. The most comprehensive monograph to date on the groundbreaking Swiss artist and international art star, Pipilotti Rist Editor(s): Gioni, Massimiliano. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 335 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714872766
ISBN
9780714872766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.20
€ 42.63

Hardcover. This is the official record of the restoration of Leonardo's painting "The Last Supper". Barcilon documents the technical aspects of the restoration, while art historian, Pietro C. Marani focuses on the history of the fresco, from conception through to restoration. Translator(s): Tighe, Harlow. Num Pages: 454 pages, 382 colour plates, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: ABC; ACND; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 294 x 260 x 54. Weight in Grams: 3402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226504278
ISBN
9780226504278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.38
€ 112.36

Hardcover. Ink landscape painting is a distinctive feature of the Northern Song, and Song painters created some of the most celebrated artworks in Chinese history. Foong Ping shows how landmark works of this era came to be identified first as potent symbols of imperial authority and later as objects by which exiled scholars expressed disaffection and dissent. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 265 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417151
ISBN
9780674417151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.35
€ 71.46

Hardcover. Written by a foremost authority on Matisse, this book traces the evolution of his art from the sombre palette of his first works in the 1890s, through his Fauvism, drawings and sculpture, to the dazzling paper cut-outs of his final years. The text is backed by over 900 representative illustrations. Num Pages: 752 pages, 930 illustrations, 220 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACVT; ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 338 x 251 x 59. Weight in Grams: 3990. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0018825
ISBN
9780500091661
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 80.00

Paperback. Drawing from the roses depicted in Pierre Joseph Redoute's three volume masterpiece, "Les Roses" (first published in installments between 1817 and 1824) and James Sowerby's thirty-six volume botanical monolith "English Botany" (1790-1813), this title features 170 of both artists' hand-colored engravings in their glory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 350 Colour. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB; AGNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Pap/DVD
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062039552
ISBN
9780062039552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 328 Colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
PIE Books
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9784756243768
ISBN
9784756243768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.25

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