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Hardcover. Combines an inventive reading of Jean-Luc Nancy with queer theoretical concerns to argue that while scenes of intimacy are spaces of sharing, they are also spaces of separation. The author shows that this tension informs our efforts to coexist ethically and politically, an experience of sharing and separation that informs any decision. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 colour plates, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSB; HPN; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226717777
ISBN
9780226717777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 83 b&w photos, 8 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; ACXJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 182 x 255 x 24. Weight in Grams: 790.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816650026
ISBN
9780816650026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

Paperback. A historical saga which tells the story of the bitter struggles, illicit passions and chequered lives of a Scottish dynasty whose wealth has been built up in the Scotch Whisky business at the height of the Victorian era. From the author of QUEEN'S ROYAL. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AC; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873631744
ISBN
9781873631744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.02

Paperback. Brings to life the ancient Romans whom modern scholarship has largely ignored: slaves, ex-slaves, foreigners, and the freeborn working poor. Written for a wide audience, this book illuminates the dynamics of a discerning and sophisticated population, overturning much accepted wisdom about them, and opening our eyes to their cultural diversity. Num Pages: 396 pages, 24 color illustrations, 134 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 3 tables, 2. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248151
ISBN
9780520248151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.91

Hardcover. First in-depth study of a much-admired Victorian artist Num Pages: 192 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 197. .
Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781300312
ISBN
9781781300312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.25

Paperback. Presents an array of Japanese art. Opening with an introduction that asks What is Japanese art?, this book presents a selection of striking and fascinating art from Japan, organised into a series of thematic chapters in which the author provides cultural context while pointing out exceptional features. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124803
ISBN
9780714124803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.00

paperback. Offers insights into Picasso's life and work. This title reveals Picasso at the height of his powers, producing not only the costumes and sets for such Diaghilev Ballets Russes productions as Parade and Tricorne but some of his most important sculpture and paintings. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951290
ISBN
9781845951290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.20

paperback. A biography that establishes the complexity of Picasso's Spanish roots, his aversion to his native Malaga and his passion for Barcelona and Catalan 'modernisme'. It introduces material on the artist's early training in religious art. It provides fresh insights into the artistic failures of Picasso's father as an impetus to his sons' triumphs. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 185 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951559
ISBN
9781845951559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.20

paperback. Intends to recreate the Pablo Picasso's life and work during the decade of 1907-17 - a period during which the artist and Georges Braque invented Cubism and to that extent engendered modernism. Bringing a fresh light to bear on the artist's sensationalised private life, this title presents a view of this paradoxical man of his paradoxical work. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951566
ISBN
9781845951566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.20

Paperback. The first facsimile of Ruskin's epoch-making 'Nature of Gothic' as printed by his disciple William Morris at the Kelmscott Press. Essays by specialist contributors enlarge on the great significance of this book. Editor(s): Hewison, Robert; Pinkney, Tony; Brownell, Robert. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ACVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 162. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pallas Athene Publishers United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843681014
ISBN
9781843681014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. Never collected together before, this volume brings together all of Ruskin's writings about the Pre-Raphaelites, writings that helped turn this obscure movement into one of the most important movements in British art Editor(s): Wildman, Stephen. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ACVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pallas Athene
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843680864
ISBN
9781843680864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; ACXJ; AFCC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 368 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1626.
Publisher
North Light Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440348228
ISBN
9781440348228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.40

Paperback. A study of domestic buildings in London from about 1200 to the Great Fire in 1666. John Schofield describes houses and related buildings such as almshouses, taverns, inns and shops, drawing on evidence from surviving buildings, archaeological excavations, surveys and plans, documents and more. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 300 illustrations, 10 colour pl. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; ACK; AMKD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 284 x 214 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300082838
ISBN
9780300082838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.31

Paperback. An introduction to the work of John Constable. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 colour and 36 b&w illustrations, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; ACV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 226 x 8. Weight in Grams: 510. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0002798
ISBN
9780714827544
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) poet, painter, novelist, explorer, mountaineer, chess master, classical scholar and drug addict was the founder of a religion called thelema, which, he claimed, had superceded Christianity. Num Pages: 618 pages, 12ill.(2col.). BIC Classification: ACX; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pindar Press
Number of pages
618
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828210
ISBN
9781899828210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.43

Paperback. With a freshness and breadth of approach that sets the art in its context, this book explores why works were created and who commissioned the palaces, cathedrals, paintings, and sculptures. This revised edition contains around 200 new pictures and nearly all colour images. The chapter structure has also been improved. Num Pages: 576 pages, 710 Illustrations (552 in colour.). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 262 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2442.
Publisher
Laurence King
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781856697972
ISBN
9781856697972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 43.62

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691613765
ISBN
9780691613765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.68

paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 104 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 256 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1026.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271027180
ISBN
9780271027180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.69
€ 43.90

Hardback. In this second volume of Professor White's studies, the emphasis shifts to Italian art in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, and the major figures who were responsible for the decisive changes in painting and sculpture that were to lead on to the Renaissance. Here again, however, there is the same concern with the actual monuments. Num Pages: 371 pages, 195 illus. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ACK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132110
ISBN
9780907132110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.41

Hardcover. The first comprehensive survey of the beloved figurative realist painter Fairfield Porter to be published in more than two decades. Num Pages: 240 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 252 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1870.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847848744
ISBN
9780847848744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.69
€ 54.32

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