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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

€ 9.30

Paperback. Edward Burne-Jones, member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood is renowned for his beautiful but usually melancholy evocations of a mythical, literary, ancient or medieval world. This title provides an insight into another side of Burne-Jones and illuminates the personality and relationships of one of the most beloved English romantic painters. Num Pages: 112 pages, ill. BIC Classification: ACVM; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 190 x 11. Weight in Grams: 334. The Hidden Humorist. 112 pages, ill. Edward Burne-Jones, member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood is renowned for his beautiful but usually melancholy evocations of a mythical, literary, ancient or medieval world. This title provides an insight into another side of Burne-Jones and illuminates the personality and relationships of one of the most beloved English romantic painters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVM; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 172 x 190 x 11. Weight: 332.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714126753
ISBN
9780714126753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

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

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

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

€ 34.99
€ 29.97

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

€ 26.99
€ 24.38

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

€ 207.38

Paperback. Contains methods useful to embroidery machine users and commercial machine embroiderers, demonstrated in 250 step-by-step colour photographs. This book helps readers identify the tools of modern digitising, and the processes with which to use them. It contains chapters covering artwork, auto-digitising, stitch types, and, mapping and sequencing. Num Pages: 128 pages, 250 colour photos. BIC Classification: ACVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 540. Create Custom Embroidery Designs Like a Pro. 128 pages, 250 colour photos. Contains methods useful to embroidery machine users and commercial machine embroiderers, demonstrated in 250 step-by-step colour photographs. This book helps readers identify the tools of modern digitising, and the processes with which to use them. It contains chapters covering artwork, auto-digitising, stitch types, and, mapping and sequencing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVN. Dimension: 275 x 211 x 11. Weight: 540.
Publisher
F&W Publications Inc
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Pap/Cdr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896894921
ISBN
9780896894921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
New Contemporaries (1988) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954084875
ISBN
9780954084875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 4.73

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

€ 33.99
€ 28.66

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
€ 20.17

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

€ 33.99
€ 28.71

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

€ 6.29

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

€ 40.99
€ 26.97

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

€ 26.99
€ 21.99

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

€ 112.89
€ 100.61

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

€ 52.99
€ 40.71

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

€ 52.99
€ 44.07

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

€ 40.99
€ 25.66

Paperback. Series: Quadrant Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AK; AMX; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816674527
ISBN
9780816674527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

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

€ 13.99
€ 11.84

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