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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFKV; JFD; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816646708
ISBN
9780816646708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Hardcover. A collection of art from one of the UK's most acclaimed sci-fi artists featuring everything from his initial sketches to his final works and published book covers. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 315 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781168448
ISBN
9781781168448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 315. .
Publisher
Steidl
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869306476
ISBN
9783869306476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.03

Paperback. Jim Dine is commonly seen as a prolific painter, printmaker and photographer whose central practice is drawing. This book shows that sculpture is just as important in his oeuvre. It lets us discover Dines favourite motifs: hearts, tools, skulls, and Pinocchio, as well as Classical sculpture in the form of Venus de Milo and Winged Victory. Num Pages: 144 pages, ill. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869302041
ISBN
9783869302041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Using dense charcoal and dripping washes, this book depicts the sinister edge to Carlo Collodis story and Pinocchios isolation in the author's quest to become a real boy. It presents the his portrait of Gerhard Steidl, an ambitious suite of nine drawings made by the artist in his Gottingen studio. Num Pages: 64 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
59
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869304847
ISBN
9783869304847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. Editor(s): Harter, Jim. Series: Dover Pictorial Archive. Num Pages: 96 pages, 1100 hand illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
"Dover, 1985, 1st edn"
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486249599
ISBN
9780486249599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 102 black and white illustrations, 278 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFT; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 256 x 22. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450418
ISBN
9781625450418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.08

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: ACXD2; AJCR; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875655017
ISBN
9780875655017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 46.01

Paperback. This retrospective of Jim's skateboard art bombards the reader with colorful decks, logos, ad art, ad layouts, photos, and stickers to illustrate the history of skateboarding, from the urethane revolution to the present. Take a ride with an inside view o Num Pages: 205 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1198. 205 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACB. Dimension: 304 x 225 x 17. Weight: 1196.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
205
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764328077
ISBN
9780764328077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, hundreds of color posters. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKLP; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1158. 207 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKLP; AVGP. Dimension: 302 x 223 x 19. Weight: 1162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325311
ISBN
9780764325311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ACX; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 989.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522853773
ISBN
9780522853773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.51

Hardback. The year 2014 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and the beginning of World War I. Beginning with the Trojan War and weaving a cross-cultural narrative that ends in the 21st-century Middle East, this title explores how cultural treasures often became silent victims of armed conflict. Editor(s): Tollebeek, Jo; Van Assche, Eline. Series: Mercatorfonds. Num Pages: 352 pages, 230 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AMX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 286 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204476
ISBN
9780300204476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.87

Hardcover. Places Keller's modern treatment of enigmatic subjects within the cultural mileau of fin de siecle Germany Editor(s): Danzker, Jo-Anne Birnie; Bott, Gian Casper. Num Pages: 104 pages, 54 illus., 34 in color. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 7459 x 17. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990828
ISBN
9780295990828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.45

Paperback. Hand Drawn Animals features retro style pen and ink illustrations by Joan Escandell (Ill. Captain Thunder, He-Man, Cinderella, Lion King). Num Pages: 140 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGN; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 221 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Promopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Multilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788416504190
ISBN
9788416504190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.57

Hardcover. The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art is unparalleled in its comprehensive approach to the study of art in the United States and it takes a fresh look at what American art is, how it is defined, and who influenced and produced it. Num Pages: 2608 pages, 700 halftones and 128 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; ACBS; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 230 x 202. Weight in Grams: 11310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
2600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195335798
ISBN
9780195335798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 1,377.37

Hardback. A long-awaited survey of female Abstract Expressionist artists revealing the richness and lasting influence of their work Editor(s): Marter, Joan M. Num Pages: 208 pages, 144 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACXD1; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 254. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208429
ISBN
9780300208429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.21

Paperback. Works of art are eloquent intermediaries. This title provides an introduction to the painted pottery that served specific utilitarian functions and that afforded artists a medium for depicting their gods and heroes and the details of daily existence. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 112 pages, 75 black-&-white illustrations + 100 colour images. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 205 x 14. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300155235
ISBN
9780300155235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 100 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ACXD2; AVRL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 25. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262533584
ISBN
9780262533584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.12

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Gagosian / Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847849260
ISBN
9780847849260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.04
€ 77.22

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006912
ISBN
9780253006912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 32 pages, 20 Colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 250 x 10. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Murderme United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906957087
ISBN
9781906957087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Editor(s): Marschner, Joanna; Bindman, David; Ford, Lisa L. Num Pages: 592 pages, 528 color + 52 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; BK; HBTB; HPCD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 304 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3336.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300217100
ISBN
9780300217100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.59

Hardcover. Accompanies the first major exhibition of the artist's work, tracing Rockman's artistic development from the mid-1980s to the present. Num Pages: 176 pages, 114 col, 2 b&w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 299 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1446.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
D Giles Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832867
ISBN
9781904832867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.22

Paperback. The first English-language book about Joanna Rajkowska and her unique practice of work in public space, in extremely diverse cultures and geographies. Num Pages: 295 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782791225
ISBN
9781782791225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.43

Hardback. Material Identities examines the way that individuals use material objects as tools for projecting aspects of their identities. Considers the way identity is fashioned, launched, used, and admired in the material world. Contributors intervene from the disciplines of art history, anthropology, design and material culture. Editor(s): Sofaer, Joanna. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 184 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405132343
ISBN
9781405132343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.03

Paperback. Material Identities examines the way that individuals use material objects as tools for projecting aspects of their identities. Considers the way identity is fashioned, launched, used, and admired in the material world. Contributors intervene from the disciplines of art history, anthropology, design and material culture. Editor(s): Sofaer, Joanna. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 184 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405132350
ISBN
9781405132350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

Hardcover. How has its rapidly changing social landscape shaped its art? And how does art effect social and cultural change within Russia? This title explores these questions by presenting a balanced selection of work by eighty Russian artists working from the 1970s onwards. Editor(s): Amirsadeghi, Hossein. Num Pages: 296 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 301 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2206.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
TransGlobe Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Russian ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956794253
ISBN
9780956794253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.47
€ 54.79

Paperback. In the nineteenth century, Alfred the Great was a figure who rivalled King Arthur in the popular imagination. This book asks why Alfred was so important in Victorian Britain, examines the ways in which he was rewritten by authors and artists of the time, and investigates how Alfred is no longer a national icon. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; ACV; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719073571
ISBN
9780719073571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.14

Hardcover. Series: Pre-Columbian Art at Dumbarton Oaks. Num Pages: 584 pages, 87 color plates, 135 color photos, 45 black and white photos, 1 color illustration, 129 b. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 234 x 44. Weight in Grams: 3052.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023753
ISBN
9780884023753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.79

Hardcover. Editor(s): Pillsbury, Joanne. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 520 pages, 212 color illustrations, 79 halftones, 20 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; ACG; HDD; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023807
ISBN
9780884023807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.11

Digital (delivered electronically). John Armitage and Joanne Roberts present a groundbreaking examination of the relations between historical and, crucially, contemporary ideas of luxury. This volume gives you a technocultural focus on aesthetic, design-led and media practice with key case studies. Editor(s): Armitage, John (Winchester School of Art University of Southampton); Roberts, Professor in Arts and Cultural Management and Co-Director of the Winchester Luxury Research Group Joanne (Winchester School of Art University of Southampton). Series: Technicities Eup. BIC Classification: ABQ; AC; AFJ; HPN; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474425827
ISBN
9781474425827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.44

Hardback. The painter Jochen Plogsties, was a master student of Neo Rauch, and he was awarded the Leipziger Volkszeitung art prize in 2011. This volume provides an overview of his paintings. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 307 x 17. Weight in Grams: 904.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777423579
ISBN
9783777423579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 colour, 54 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271035291
ISBN
9780271035291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardcover. Features artwork produced during six years, from 1913 to 2013. This title provides an overall sense of the innovations and achievements of the last century. It also features a reading of major work from the period, complemented by an exploration of that years aesthetic zeitgeist. Num Pages: 192 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JMC; 3JMG; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870708367
ISBN
9780870708367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 106 color illus., 102 in color. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 7765 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Missoula Art Museum United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974613741
ISBN
9780974613741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.95

Num Pages: 80 pages, 44 color illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764338281
ISBN
9780764338281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.71

Num Pages: 32 pages, 15 color illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 221 x 11. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764339776
ISBN
9780764339776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.71

Num Pages: 240 pages, 236 images. BIC Classification: ACXD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 304 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2214.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764346347
ISBN
9780764346347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.94
€ 56.04

Paperback. Includes essays that examine sequentiality and serialism in the practice of photography from the medium's earliest years. This title explores nuances of syntax and sense raised by works like photographic albums, books, thematic portfolios, journalistic photo features, and documentations of performance art. Editor(s): Smith, Joel. Series: Princeton University Art Museum Monographs S. Num Pages: 120 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations + 61 colour images. BIC Classification: ACB; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300149302
ISBN
9780300149302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.27

Paperback. This book explores the position of art and artists under a number of different political regimes of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, traveling around the world to consider how art and politics have interacted and influenced each other in different conditions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 25 black and white; 3 full color. BIC Classification: ACX; JPF; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 264 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
Number of pages
168
SKU
V9789462981782
ISBN
9789462981782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.22

Hardcover. "Published .. on the occasion of the exhibition Anders Zorn: Sweden's master painter on view at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, November 9, 2013-February 2, 2014, and at the National Academy Museum, New York, February 27-May 18, 2014"--Colophon. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 Colour. BIC Classification: ACV; ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 239 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1672.
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847841516
ISBN
9780847841516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.78
€ 40.99

Paperback. Herder combines rationalist and empiricist thought with a wide range of sources - from the classics to Norse legend, Shakespeare to the Bible - to illuminate the ways we experience sculpture. Translator(s): Gaiger, Jason. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327556
ISBN
9780226327556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.30

Hardcover. Modern English translations of several of the most important essays of Winckelmann, one of the fathers of art history and archaeology and a strong influence on Goethe and Schiller and Weimar Classicism. Translator(s): Carter, David R. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 282 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations, 10 black and white. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135209
ISBN
9781571135209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.11

Paperback. Early in this century, Futurist and Dada artists developed brilliantly innovative uses of typography that blurred the boundaries between visual art and literature. In this text, Johanna Drucker shows how later art criticism has distorted our understanding of such works. Num Pages: 306 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ABA; ACX; AKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226165028
ISBN
9780226165028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. Concentrating on canonical critical texts and images, the book examines modern art through a rhetoric of representation rather than through formalist criticism or the history of the avant-garde. Series: Interpretations in Art S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231080835
ISBN
9780231080835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Hardback. Investigates America's changing attitudes toward medieval art around the turn of the twentieth century through the lens of Princeton University and its role as a major patron of Gothic Revival art and architecture. Series: Publications of the Art Museum, Princeton University. Num Pages: 128 pages, 65 color illus. 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; ACV; ACX; AGC; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1085.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154015
ISBN
9780691154015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.38

Paperback. Covering the period from the late 1940s to 1990s , Walker provides a detailed survey of the most prominent cases of art that has scandalised. Num Pages: 288 pages, 51 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACX; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745313542
ISBN
9780745313542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

Paperback. This well-known book is a must for all those interested in design and its disciplines. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 figs. BIC Classification: AC; AKC; AKL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745305226
ISBN
9780745305226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.42

Hardcover. This title re-creates a time (the 1970s) when visual arts, under the impact of left-wing politics, women's liberation and the gay movement, were seeking to re-establish a social purpose. It is the story of a struggle for art contending factions in the art world. Num Pages: 200 pages, 33 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860647659
ISBN
9781860647659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.22
€ 133.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 148 pages, 202ill.(23col.). BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 320 x 250. Weight in Grams: 50.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838751107
ISBN
9780838751107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Cranston, Meg; Obrist, Hans-Ulrich. Series: Documents. Num Pages: 250 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
JRP|Ringier
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037641927
ISBN
9783037641927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACX; AGB; BGF; HBJD; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Museyon Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940842059
ISBN
9781940842059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.21

Paperback. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 206 illustrations, 53 in colour. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 586. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCK0003034
ISBN
9780500200193
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This volume bring together John Beckwith's papers on medieval and Byzantine art. They focus on those subjects which the author made his own, Coptic and Byzantine "textiles, Western European and Constantinopolitan ivory carving, and Byzantine metalwork. Num Pages: 382 pages, 337 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAZ; ACK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132486
ISBN
9780907132486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.64

Paperback. We now know conclusively that Greeks in fact lavished their sculptures with realistic colour paint, and also worked with a wealth of other materials on a major scale, including wood and precious metals. This edition showcases the artistic endeavours of the ancient Greeks. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Fifth
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500204337
ISBN
9780500204337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. An introduction to the work of Munch. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 colour and 36 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 225 x 9. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714827322
ISBN
9780714827322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, 100 b/w & colour paintings. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 208 x 12. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Sansom & Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904537434
ISBN
9781904537434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.81

Hardback. Lists 5,100 artists, with nearly 10,000 signature examples with biographical, bibliographical, and auction sources. Num Pages: 844 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 225 x 56. Weight in Grams: 2268.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
844
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810822498
ISBN
9780810822498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 382.73

Hardback. Lists more than 4,800 European and 400 Australian, South African, and Japanese artists who worked from 1800 to 1990, and offers 9,000 signature examples. Series: The Scarecrow art reference series. Num Pages: 916 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX; AGB; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 225 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
916
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810823136
ISBN
9780810823136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 384.57

Hardback. John Castagno's Artists' Signatures and Monograms have become the standard reference source for galleries, museums, libraries, and collectors around the world. Whether used to identify, authenticate, or verify signatures and works of both well-known and little-known artists, Castagno's work has no equal. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; GBC; WFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 228 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1924.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810858978
ISBN
9780810858978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 484.42

Hardback. John Castagno has collected more than 1,100 signatures and monograms of Jewish artists and artists whose work reflects Jewish themes. Num Pages: 636 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AGB; GBC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 228 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
636
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810874213
ISBN
9780810874213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 286.72

Paperback. Made in gold and enamel and decorated with precious stones, the Holy Thorn Reliquary depicts the salvation of mankind through the sacrifice of Christ. This book explores the meaning and history of this fascinating object, and tells the tale of its remarkable survival and eventual passage to the British Museum. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 56 pages, 28 illustrations, 26 in colour. BIC Classification: ACN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 142. Series: Objects in Focus. 56 pages, 28 illustrations, 26 in colour. Made in gold and enamel and decorated with precious stones, the Holy Thorn Reliquary depicts the salvation of mankind through the sacrifice of Christ. This book explores the meaning and history of this fascinating object, and tells the tale of its remarkable survival and eventual passage to the British Museum. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACN. Dimension: 213 x 150 x 6. Weight: 146.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714128207
ISBN
9780714128207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.14

Paperback. Microgroove continues John Corbett's exploration of diverse musics, with essays, interviews, and musician profiles that focus on jazz, improvised music, contemporary classical, rock, folk, blues, post-punk, and cartoon music, as well as painting, design, dance, and poetry. Num Pages: 496 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AVC; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822358701
ISBN
9780822358701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. Survey of the growth and development of the magnificent shrines which reached their apogee during the middle ages. Num Pages: 368 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270934
ISBN
9781783270934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 153 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896723818
ISBN
9780896723818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.26

Hardcover. A Companion to American Art presents 35 newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars that explore the methodology, historiography, and current state of the field of American art history. Editor(s): Davis, John; Greenhill, Jennifer A.; LaFountain, Jason D. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671023
ISBN
9780470671023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.42

Paperback. A landmark volume which explores the remarkable flowering of radical, visionary and experimental design for performance in Russia from 1913-1933. Editor(s): Bowlt, John. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; ACXD; ANH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1538.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848424531
ISBN
9781848424531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.07

Hardback. 7 Reece Mews, South Kensington, was the artist Francis Bacon's home and studio for over 30 years. On his death in 1992, access was granted to photographer Perry Ogden to work undisturbed for days on end to produce this fascinating record of the artist's private space and its contents. Num Pages: 120 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ACX; AFC; AGB; AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500510346
ISBN
9780500510346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.59

Hardcover. Dating from the 1960s, this book includes works that represent a total of thirty-eight European and American artists, whose work is beautifully reproduced here. Num Pages: 128 pages, 81 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870700903
ISBN
9780870700903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 114 x 7. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pallas Athene United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843680345
ISBN
9781843680345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.19

Paperback. This text traces the development of art in Latin America, from pre-Columbian times to the 1990s. Linking pre-Columbian and Hispanic cultures, the book encompasses art forms ranging from sculpture, pottery and painting, to architecture and cultures from the Ice Age through to the 20th century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 163 b&w photographs, 29 colour plates, 6 maps, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813018263
ISBN
9780813018263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Hardback. Guiding the reader through the work of some of the most well-known practitioners, such as Warhol and Lichtenstein, this compelling book also travels the world to examine how Pop art influenced artists as far afield as Italy, Spain, Finland, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 251. .
Publisher
Welbeck Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847960900
ISBN
9781847960900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 26.16

Paperback. Describes the process of erecting the great cathedrals in the Gothic era. This text explains the building equipment and falsework needed, the actual operations undertaken, and the sequence of these operations as far as they can be deduced from manuscript illuminations and pictorial representations. Num Pages: 364 pages, 69 line drawings, 3 halftones, plans, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ACK; AMN; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Phoenix ed
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226252032
ISBN
9780226252032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.04

Hardback. The first major publication on the art of the New Guinea Highlands, this extraordinary volume is destined to become the definitive resource on this little-known region. Editor(s): Friede, John; Hays, Terence E.; Hellmich, Ms Christina. Num Pages: 672 pages, 665. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 240. .
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791350554
ISBN
9783791350554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.78
€ 97.68

Hardcover. Bill Viola began producing video works in the early 1970s, and since then has captivated audiences with his poignant and beautifully wrought interpretations of human experience. He is considered among the most celebrated proponents of the medium of video art. This book gives an account of one of contemporary art's most powerful creative minds. Num Pages: 296 pages, 400 illustrations, 250 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 272 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2166.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500093924
ISBN
9780500093924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 39.93

Hardcover. South Africa has an established and highly politicized contemporary art scene that is often in dialogue with the deep and recent past. This book explores this relationship, showing contemporary and historic art objects from the earliest human artistic tendencies to 20th-century apartheid Resistance Art and the art of post-apartheid transformation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 259 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1366.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500519066
ISBN
9780500519066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.02

Hardcover. World-renowned visionary artist John Harris' unique concept paintings capture the Universe on a massive scale, from epic landscapes and towering cities to vast alien vistas. This title focuses on his futuristic art as well as his book covers for SF authors, including Arthur C Clarke, Orson Scott Card, John Scalzi, and Ben Bova among others. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781168424
ISBN
9781781168424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 24.98

Hardcover. Taking the scheme of the famous Bayeux Tapestry and drawn with Hassall's distinctive flat colour and striking outlines, 'Ye Berlyn Tapestrie' is a fascinating historical example of war-induced farce, produced by a highly talented artist who could not then have known that the war was set to last for another two years. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; AKL; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244164
ISBN
9781851244164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.48

Paperback. This book will transform the way you think about design by showing how integral it is to our daily lives, from the spoon we use to eat our breakfast cereal to the medical equipment used to save lives. John Heskett goes beyond style and taste to look at how different cultures and individuals personalise objects. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ACB; ACXD2; ACXJ8; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
9780192854469
ISBN
9780192854469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. An introduction to the work of Claude Monet. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 colour and 36 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 226 x 8. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780714827230
ISBN
9780714827230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.29

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