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Hardback. In 1965/66 Georg Baselitz created the monumental series "The Heroes" and "New Types", which he presented in wild colour and with defiant style. In this title, his "Heroes" appear correspondingly contradictory with their military fatigues in tatters, their failure as deeply engraved as their resignation. Num Pages: 168 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 310 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1332.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777425689
ISBN
9783777425689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.31

Hardcover. Editor(s): Andersen, Michael; Boggild Johannsen, Birgitte; Johannsen, Hugo. Num Pages: 407 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 301 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nationalmuseet Denmark
Number of pages
407
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776021290
ISBN
9788776021290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 35.56

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974187327
ISBN
9780974187327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.62

Hardcover. This masterwork by the renowned 19th century scientist and authority on color is unquestionably one of the greatest books ever written on color. The first English translation is reprinted here with the original color restored and an introduction and explanatory notes by Faber Birren. Num Pages: 256 pages, 43 color & 5 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887400902
ISBN
9780887400902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 38.10

Paperback. Surrealist artist Max Ernst defined collage as the 'alchemy of the visual image'. This book demonstrates that the artist had a profound and abiding interest in alchemical philosophy and often used alchemical symbolism in works created throughout his career. It helps you understand a multilayered complexity of Ernst's works. Series: The Surrealist Revolution Series. Num Pages: 335 pages, 73 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACXD7; AGB; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292791367
ISBN
9780292791367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.77

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Escher, M C. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 267 x 13. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
TASCHEN
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836529846
ISBN
9783836529846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 504 pages, 25 color illus., 80 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJP; ACXJ1; AMB; AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 35. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262035514
ISBN
9780262035514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 37.85

Hardback. The two richly illustrated volumes of Renaissance Studies in Honor of Joseph Connors demonstrate Villa I Tatti's role as the world's leading center for Italian Renaissance studies. Gathered to honor I Tatti's director from 2002 to 2010, the 177 essays represent the cutting edge of Renaissance scholarship in art history, literature, music, and more. Editor(s): Israels, Machtelt; Waldman, Louis A. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 1488 pages, 128 color illustrations, 442 halftones, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 216 x 103. Weight in Grams: 2574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
(Villa I Tatti)
Number of pages
1488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073272
ISBN
9780674073272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.84
€ 104.69

Hardback. Sassetta, the subtle genius from Siena, revolutionized Italian painting with an altarpiece for the small Tuscan town of Borgo San Sepolcro in 1437-1444. This book opens windows onto the creative process of the artist as he confronted a late-medieval church at a crossroad of cultures. Editor(s): Israels, Machtelt. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 624 pages, 400 color illustrations, 250 halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AFCL; AGB; AGR; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 333 x 68. Weight in Grams: 4940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035232
ISBN
9780674035232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.72
€ 110.37

Hardback. The first major U.S. monograph in ten years on Murakami is the definitive survey of the paintings of one of today s most influential artists. Num Pages: 320 pages, 200 Colour and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847859115
ISBN
9780847859115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; ACXJ; AFKV; AGC; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 283 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Publisher
Hatje Cantz
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775740418
ISBN
9783775740418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910433225
ISBN
9781910433225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.35

Hardcover. Founded in Weimar in 1919, the Bauhaus school developed a revolutionary approach that fused fine art with craftsmanship and engineering in everything from architecture to furniture, typography, and even theater. During its fourteen years of existence, Bauhaus managed to change the faces of art, architecture, and industrial design forever. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836560146
ISBN
9783836560146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages, colour photographs and drawing throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 166 x 7. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Full Circle Editions Ltd
Number of pages
88
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957152830
ISBN
9780957152830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.73

Paperback. Chinese brush painting is an ancient art, steeped in history, symbolism and ritual, and closely linked to Chinese calligraphy. This book takes you on a journey through the history, techniques and materials that can enable you to produce stunning paintings of flowers, birds, animals and landscapes. Num Pages: 160 pages, 323 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 277 x 12. Weight in Grams: 718. 160 pages, 323 colour illustrations. Chinese brush painting is an ancient art, steeped in history, symbolism and ritual, and closely linked to Chinese calligraphy. This book takes you on a journey through the history, techniques and materials that can enable you to produce stunning paintings of flowers, birds, animals and landscapes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACBP; WFA. Dimension: 217 x 277 x 12. Weight: 790.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Crowood Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847972897
ISBN
9781847972897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.73

Hardcover. This book is about taking an image - a drawing, painting, digital photograph, computer design or photocopy- and, using simple methods, turning it into a piece of textile art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 130 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVN; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 812. 128 pages, 130 illustrations. This book is about taking an image - a drawing, painting, digital photograph, computer design or photocopy- and, using simple methods, turning it into a piece of textile art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACVN; AFW. Dimension: 283 x 227 x 17. Weight: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Batsford
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906388027
ISBN
9781906388027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.85

Paperback. Series: Peabody Museum Collections Series. Num Pages: 148 pages, 72 color illustrations, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ACBK; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 205 x 14. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873654074
ISBN
9780873654074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFT; AGC; AK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 206 x 20. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062122971
ISBN
9780062122971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Raw Vision
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954339357
ISBN
9780954339357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.30

Hardback. The Premise of Fidelity: Science, Visuality, and Representing the Real in Nineteenth century Japan uncovers the social and epistemological roles of the term shashin within the scientific community before the term came to mean photography. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 916. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804777902
ISBN
9780804777902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.42

Paperback. BIC Classification: AC; AGR; HRCX6; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830845033
ISBN
9780830845033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. What is landscape? How does it differ from "land"? This book explores issues raised by the great range of ideas and images of the natural world in Western art since the Renaissance. Topics include landscape as cultural construct and landscape art as picturesque. Context is considered throughout. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous colour and black and white halftones. BIC Classification: ACB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842336
ISBN
9780192842336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.03

Hardback. Exploring the relationship with painted portraits, conventions, settings, sitting, making and multiple production, this book argues that the new centrality and aesthetic ambition of the sculptural portrait were informed by Enlightenment notions of perception and selfhood. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 420 pages, 100 color + 300 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; ACQ; AFKB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 284 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2130.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204346
ISBN
9780300204346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 49.38

Hardback. Can painting transform philosophy? This title looks at Neapolitan art around 1700 through the eyes of the philosopher Giambattista Vico. It presents the masterpieces of late Baroque painting in early eighteenth-century Naples from an entirely new perspective. Series: Essays in the Arts. Num Pages: 160 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; ABA; ACQ; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138848
ISBN
9780691138848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

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