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History of art / art & design styles
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
€ 83.50€ 63.81
€ 83.50
€ 63.81
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€ 24.22
€ 33.99
€ 24.22
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
€ 40.99€ 37.93
€ 40.99
€ 37.93
Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Sta...
Porter, Bertha, Moss, Rosalind L. B., Malek, ...
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
€ 82.99
€ 82.99
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
€ 37.75
€ 37.75
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
€ 82.78
€ 82.78
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
€ 58.74€ 41.78
€ 58.74
€ 41.78
Paperback. In Art and Democracy in Post-Communist Europe, Piotr Piotrowski examines the art made after 1989 in Eastern Europe in light of the profound political, social, economic and cultural transformations in the region. Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 colour illustrations, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; ACXJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898951
- ISBN
- 9781861898951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.29
€ 52.99
€ 43.29
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
€ 129.37€ 110.97
€ 129.37
€ 110.97
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
€ 78.74€ 70.74
€ 78.74
€ 70.74
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
€ 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
€ 23.99€ 23.26
€ 23.99
€ 23.26
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€ 26.21
€ 40.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, Throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; ACV; AFKC; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- PIE Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784756246691
- ISBN
- 9784756246691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.46
€ 26.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 Colour. BIC Classification: ACXD3; AGB; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- PIE Books Japan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784756241443
- ISBN
- 9784756241443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.12
€ 40.99
€ 26.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; ACXJ; AGC; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1814.
- Publisher
- PIE Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784756247131
- ISBN
- 9784756247131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 37.23
€ 52.92
€ 37.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Throughout. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJP; ACXJ; AGB; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 257 x 22. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- PIE Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784756246639
- ISBN
- 9784756246639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.30
€ 33.99
€ 22.30
Hardback. An Artist's War Num Pages: 272 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; ACXD; AGB; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 250. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750982382
- ISBN
- 9780750982382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.63
€ 40.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. Tourist art production is a global phenomenon and is increasingly recognized as an important and authentic expression of indigenous visual traditions. This title provides a comparative perspective on the history, character, and impact of tourist art in colonized societies in three areas of the world: Africa, Oceania, and North America. Editor(s): Phillips, Ruth B.; Steiner, Christopher B. Num Pages: 435 pages, 88 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KB; AC; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 435
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207974
- ISBN
- 9780520207974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.54
€ 41.99
€ 29.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Sansom (Acc)
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908326539
- ISBN
- 9781908326539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.39
€ 9.39
Hardback. Presents a study of the two important artists of the twentieth century that links the art practices of Allan Kaprow and Robert Smithson in their attempts to test the limits of art - both what it is and where it is. Translator(s): Elliott, Fiona. Num Pages: 342 pages, 37 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AFKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245419
- ISBN
- 9780520245419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.50€ 64.27
€ 83.50
€ 64.27
Paperback. Philip Steadman investigates the claims that the 17th-century artist, Johannes Vermeer, used the camera obscura to create some of his artwork. this study reconstructs his studio, complete with camera. He asserts that that this experimentation with new technology enabled his style to develop. Num Pages: 222 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings; 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACQ; AFC; AGB; AJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803023
- ISBN
- 9780192803023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.53
€ 21.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. Tantra is a set of beliefs and practices that originates in India and combines eroticism, magic and metaphysics. This book provides an account of a much-misunderstood ancient mystical tradition that has long aroused spiritual and artistic curiosity in the West. Series: Art & Imagination. Num Pages: 128 pages, 186 illustrations, 37 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACBP; HRE; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500810484
- ISBN
- 9780500810484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 6.23
€ 10.99
€ 6.23
Hardcover. The definitive, one-stop reference to the history of landscape architecture-now expanded and revised This revised edition of Landscapes in History features for the first time new information-rarely available elsewhere in the literature-on landscape architecture in India, China, Southeast Asia, and Japan. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations, maps,plans. BIC Classification: AC; AMV; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 864
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471293286
- ISBN
- 9780471293286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.36
€ 183.36