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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. During the last two centuries BC, the Western Han dynasty of China forged the first stable empire covering all of China and presided over a golden age that shaped much of subsequent Chinese art and culture. This title offers an account of the treasures of the dynasty - including exquisite jades, silver and goldwork, bronzes and ceramics. Editor(s): Lin, James C.S. Num Pages: 376 pages, 350 color + 120 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; ACG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184341
ISBN
9780300184341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.55
€ 64.13

Hardback. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 122 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1430. Vernacular Painting in High Qing China. 280 pages, col. Illustrations. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight: 1438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258570
ISBN
9780520258570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.62
€ 65.19

Paperback. Both a celebration and a meticulously researched history, this is a study of the early days of the Leeds College of Art and the radical creativity of its approach to art education. Num Pages: 322 pages, 26 colour images, 72 B&W images. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893477
ISBN
9780718893477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.80

Hardback. "The exhibition is organized by the Centraal Museum Utrecht; the National Gallery of Art, Washington; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation." Num Pages: 240 pages, 170 color illus. BIC Classification: ACNH; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 290 x 252 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1580.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166063
ISBN
9780691166063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.66
€ 55.72

Hardback. Editor(s): Clifton, James. Num Pages: 272 pages, 200 color + 45 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 229. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300207811
ISBN
9780300207811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.00
€ 46.16

Paperback. Editor(s): Cracraft, James; Rowland, Daniel. Num Pages: 272 pages, 79. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AC; AM; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 558. 304 pages, 79 halftones. Editor(s): Cracraft, James (Professor of History and University Scholar, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA); Rowland, Daniel (Director, Gaines Center for the Humanities, University of Kentucky, USA). Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AC; AM; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 17. Weight: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488283
ISBN
9780801488283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.63

Paperback. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 140 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; HBJK; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295971605
ISBN
9780295971605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. This is a full-length biography of Mark Rothko, arguably one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Drawing on exclusive access to his personal papers and over 100 interviews with artists, patrons and dealers, the author tells the story of a life in art. Num Pages: 707 pages, 21 colour plates, 52 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD9; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1350.
Publisher
The University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226074061
ISBN
9780226074061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 137 color images. BIC Classification: ACQ; ACV; ACX; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1412.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764337390
ISBN
9780764337390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.35

Paperback. James Elkins tells the story of paintings that have made people cry. Drawing upon anecdotes related to individual works of art, he provides a chronicle of how people have shown emotion before works of art Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415970532
ISBN
9780415970532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.07

Paperback. Examines the curious endeavor to teach the unteachable that is generally known as college-level art instruction. This book traces the development (or invention) of the modern art school and considers how issues such as the question of core curriculum and the intellectual isolation of art schools affect the teaching and learning of art. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069505
ISBN
9780252069505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 158. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538. 296 pages, 5 tables, 105 b&w photographs, 48 drawings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AC. Dimension: 254 x 175 x 20. Weight: 534.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487248
ISBN
9780801487248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. The entire range of Courbet's work, from landscapes to erotic nudes. Translator(s): Bernard, Xavier; Strim, Laurent. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 707.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714831800
ISBN
9780714831800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.45

Num Pages: 176 pages, 101 color images. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 308 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1344.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331121
ISBN
9780764331121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.16
€ 39.78

Hardback. Offers a major reevaluation of one of art history's popular and important art movements. This book demonstrates not only that the industrial and demographic revolutions of the nineteenth century had an impact on art, but also that impressionism was the first art historical movement to embrace such changes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 color illustrations, 125 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 262 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248014
ISBN
9780520248014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.42
€ 49.59

Hardback. Editor(s): Sanford, James H.; LaFleur, William R.; Nagatomi, Masatoshi. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; DS; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632674
ISBN
9780691632674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.07

Paperback. Offering a rich and lively history, this is an essential read for all those interested in this most enduringly popular and humane of art forms. Num Pages: 288 pages, 120 illustrations, 109 in colour. BIC Classification: AC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500292112
ISBN
9780500292112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. From the author of the acclaimed biography of Turner comes a major new work that explores the relationship between art and business in nineteenth-century Britain. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ACV; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 43. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782395188
ISBN
9781782395188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.62

Hardcover. In this fascinating book, art historian James Hamilton examines the work and life of the illustrator Arthur Rackham. Num Pages: 200 pages, Over 180 colour and black and white images. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1438. A Life with Illustration. 200 pages, Over 180 colour and black and white images. In this fascinating book, art historian James Hamilton examines the work and life of the illustrator Arthur Rackham. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AKL. Dimension: 308 x 233 x 25. Weight: 1370.
Publisher
Pavilion
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862058941
ISBN
9781862058941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. Scotland has produced an astonishingly high number of men and women whose lives have inspired and changed the world. This book, illustrating just over forty portraits, represents only a few of them, including Robert Burns, Walter Scott, Eric Liddell, Alex Ferguson, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Queen Victoria. Num Pages: 48 pages, 42 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; ACX; AGC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 4. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
National Galleries of Scotland United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781906270131
ISBN
9781906270131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.08

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