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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. With styles ranging from traditional to abstract, this volume features works spanning late nineteenth-century and twentieth-century American art. It includes paintings that play on the boundaries between reality and fantasy and are rendered in an expressive style which does not directly imitate the natural world. Num Pages: 140 pages, 87 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 301 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 806. Westheimer Family Collection. 140 pages, 87 colour illustrations. With styles ranging from traditional to abstract, this volume features works spanning late nineteenth-century and twentieth-century American art. It includes paintings that play on the boundaries between reality and fantasy and are rendered in an expressive style which does not directly imitate the natural world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGC. Dimension: 301 x 228 x 11. Weight: 806.
Publisher
Oklahoma Museum of Arts
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911919073
ISBN
9780911919073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.59

Hardback. Deals with the scholarship on the courts, court art and noble values. This book not only considers the role of artists, but explores the distinctive uses to which art was put at the courts, from the smaller duchies and princely courts of Ferrara, Mantua and Urbino to the larger courts of Naples and Milan. Series: Renaissance Art. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780677408
ISBN
9781780677408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.49

Hardcover. This unique collection of essays focuses on various aspects of Plato's Philosophy of Art, not only in The Republic, but in the Phaedrus, Symposium, Laws and related dialogues. The range of issues addressed includes the contest between philosophy and poetry, the moral status of music, the love of beauty, censorship, motivated emotions. Editor(s): Denham, Alison. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: ACG; DSBB; HPCA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230314405
ISBN
9780230314405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.75

Paperback. Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AKTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
Later Printing Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486242057
ISBN
9780486242057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.60

Hardcover. Features works from one of the most significant donations of art ever gifted to a Canadian gallery. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ACVC; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 250 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1218.
Publisher
GILES
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804502
ISBN
9781907804502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.83

Hardcover. Pablo Picasso andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo . . . so many great artists have shared one very special love: the companionship of cats. Gathered here for the first time are behind-thescenes stories of more than 50 famous artists and their feline friends. Num Pages: 112 pages, 50 black-and-white and colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AJCP; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452133553
ISBN
9781452133553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.79

Hardback. Over the past thirty years, our ideas about the cultures of Empire have been transformed. Num Pages: 240 pages, 170 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACQ; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 235. .
Publisher
Tate Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849763431
ISBN
9781849763431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.03
€ 56.99

Paperback. aeo The first major group study of the lives and work of Edna Clarke Hall, Gwen John, Ida Nettleship and Gwen Smith. aeo Based upon material drawn from a wide range of previously unpublished journals, diaries and well illustrated often presenting previously unseen photos and works. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745618289
ISBN
9780745618289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.26

Hardcover. States that no single curator, critic or dealer can or should monopolize our view of what is happening in the art world today. Instead, the author aims to show us how exciting and rewarding it is to steer our own way through the art world today. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 illustrations, 131 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500239193
ISBN
9780500239193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.81

Paperback. Assembles 13 key essays in art history and cultural theory by Russian-language writers. The essays erase boundaries between high and low, official and dissident, avant-garde and socialist realism. Everything visual is deemed worthy of analysis, from painting to architecture. Editor(s): Efimova, Alla; Manovich, Lev. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18ill.2figs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AC; AFT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226951249
ISBN
9780226951249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover. The perfect introduction to the life and work of Joseph Beuys. Series: Phaidon Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 183 x 17. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714861340
ISBN
9780714861340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. Focuses on the author's sustained inquiry into the paradoxical relationship of art to life and into the nature of meaning itself. Editor(s): Kelley, Jeff. Num Pages: 297 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438. 297 pages, 17 b&w photos. Editor(s): Kelley, Jeff. Focuses on the author's sustained inquiry into the paradoxical relationship of art to life and into the nature of meaning itself. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight: 424.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
297
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240797
ISBN
9780520240797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 375 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; ACBK; HRKP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477309957
ISBN
9781477309957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Hardback. A survey of one of the most intriguing periods of British art - the radically innovative decade of the 1860s. It explores developments in English painting of this period, focusing on the early work of Edward Burne-Jones, Frederic Leighton, Albert Moore, Edward Poynter, Simeon Solomon, and James McNeill Whistler. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 400 pages, 200 colour images + 150 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; ACV; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 297 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300175677
ISBN
9780300175677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 50.00

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: ACV; AMX; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810861954
ISBN
9780810861954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Schweizer, Nicole. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 238 x 15. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
JRP Ringier Switzerland
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037640319
ISBN
9783037640319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.64
€ 47.83

Paperback. Documents the work of twelve contemporary sculptors from Texas. This book includes essays that examine formal, conceptual, cultural, and social issues from American and international perspectives. Num Pages: 48 pages, 28 4-colour photos. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Art Galleries at TCU United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780980161700
ISBN
9780980161700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.69

Hardback. An analysis of major paintings by Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still

Num Pages: 301 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: ACXD9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231066488
ISBN
9780231066488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 56.89

Hardback. Details Lemieux's fusion of conceptualism with a studio practice that remains respectful of abstract painting generally, and of minimalism specifically Num Pages: 232 pages, 223 illus., 127 in color. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4862 x 6797 x 23. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Krannert Art Museum,US United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883015459
ISBN
9781883015459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
412
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096426
ISBN
9780719096426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

paperback. Including over 100 illustrations from mainstream film to independent film, video art, performance and the visual arts, this book explores how technology has affected artist's abilities and forms to express themselves. It makes a companion to studies of contemporary art history, and media and cultural studies in the post-1960 period. Num Pages: 280 pages, 101 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415345224
ISBN
9780415345224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 300+ fonts. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764327704
ISBN
9780764327704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. Series: Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 91 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AMX; HBJK; HBLW; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679614
ISBN
9780816679614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.73

Hardcover. Catalog of an exhibition co-organized by Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston, and Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, held at Blaffer Art Museum from September 26, 2015-March 19, 2016 and at Krannert Art Museum from November 10, 2016-March 25, 2017. Num Pages: 120 pages, 61 color illus. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBS; AFKV; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Krannert Art Museum,US United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781883015480
ISBN
9781883015480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 34.68

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