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History of art / art & design styles

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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. Paul Gauguin created some of the most advanced art in a brilliant generation of artists all of whom struggled against the stifling conformity of the late 19th century's artistic mainstream. He created paintings whose radically simplified lines and colours echoed the unschooled art of the rustic and native cultures he loved. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
9781780671895
ISBN
9781780671895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 8.33

Hardcover. Num Pages: 104 pages, 60 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 260. .
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857096033
ISBN
9781857096033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.64

Paperback. From its inception in the 1960s to its present form, contemporary Mexican American or Chicano art has developed as an art of identity, asserting the uniqueness of Chicanos and their dual Mexican and US American cultural backgrounds. This book provides an overview of work created from the 1960s to the present. Num Pages: 288 pages, 61 b&w photos, 14 color photos in section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292721173
ISBN
9780292721173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.63

Paperback. A radically interdisciplinary inquiry into the origins of human consciousness, community, and potential. Editor(s): Kendall, Stuart. Translator(s): Kendall, Michelle; Kendall, Stuart. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: ACC; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
210
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951566
ISBN
9781890951566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. Presents arguments about the structure of images and the histories ascribed to them by scholars and critics working in the tradition of Vasari and Panofsky. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271024721
ISBN
9780271024721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.03

Hardback. aeo A concise but wide--ranging work by one of Francea s greatest historians. aeo Discusses the relation between art and society in Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century. aeo Demonstrates how the meaning and significance of art changes over time. Num Pages: 119 pages, 16 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACK; ACN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
119
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745621739
ISBN
9780745621739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. How does a sign represent something other than itself? How do we come to understand the meaning of a written symbol? What happens when a sign crosses international borders of language and culture? Can clothes constitute a sign? Can colours? This work explores the world of symbols. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 130 illustrations, further reading list, index. BIC Classification: AC; GTE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500300879
ISBN
9780500300879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 68 color photographs, 102 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; ACBS; AJ; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 5182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252081798
ISBN
9780252081798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Hardcover. A biography of the Cosways, two fascinating but often neglected figures in the artistic history of England. This carefully researched study emphasises their achievements as artists and their stature in late 18th century society. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 colour and 32 b&w plates. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718829445
ISBN
9780718829445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.64

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 229 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; ACQ; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137518255
ISBN
9781137518255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.93

Paperback. Series: MFA Highlights. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFKG; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878468324
ISBN
9780878468324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.72

Paperback. Botticelli, Holbein, Leonardo, Durer, Michelangelo: the names are familiar, as are the works. But, who were these artists, why did they produce such memorable images, and how would their beholders have viewed these objects? This book answers such questions by considering famous and lesser-known artists, patrons, and works of art from the period. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803542
ISBN
9780192803542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 218 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2830.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226174129
ISBN
9780226174129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.93
€ 88.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 74 colour, 26 b&w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 239 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
JRP|Ringier
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037644775
ISBN
9783037644775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 828 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 15700.
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863355203
ISBN
9783863355203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 1,413.26
€ 1,377.34

Paperback. Marc Quinn began his career exploring issues such as the relation between art and science, the human body and its survival mechanisms, life and its preservation, beauty and death. Through an essay-interview of the artist with the author, this volume offers insight into Quinn's conceptual practice that incorporates sculpture, and painting. Editor(s): Celant, Germano. Num Pages: 568 pages, 489 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 297 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2784.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857220307
ISBN
9788857220307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.77
€ 64.13

Hardback. Visual artist, choreographer, writer and director, Jan Fabre has been one of the most influential figures on the European scene for over twenty years. His provocative forays into all different art forms are aimed at breaking down the artistic and moral barriers of his times. Num Pages: 648 pages, 650 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 220 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2750.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857221243
ISBN
9788857221243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.55
€ 74.73

Hardback. Presents a reconstruction of the history of the Pharaohs and their people through original documents and observations by some of the Egyptologists of the present and the past. This book contains a glimpse into the future computer applications and modern methods for preserving the archival, photographic and bibliographic heritage. Editor(s): Celant, Germano. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 248 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2758.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
412
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857214290
ISBN
9788857214290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.20
€ 90.49

Hardback. Louise Bourgeois, who has produced art since the 1930s, began in the 1990s to use her clothes and the clothes of her loved ones as components in her sculptures and drawings. This title collects this set of images in its entirety. Num Pages: 336 pages, 474 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFW; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 289 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2064.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857206547
ISBN
9788857206547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.55
€ 60.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857222493
ISBN
9788857222493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.64

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