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Hardcover. In late seventeenth-century London, the most provocative images were produced not by artists, but by scientists. This book reveals that these natural philosophers shaped Restoration London's emergent artistic cultures by forging collaborations with court painters, penning art theory, and designing triumphs of baroque architecture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 colour plates, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; ACQ; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226017297
ISBN
9780226017297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.98
€ 50.51

Paperback. The Clever Object presents a multidisciplinary exploration of the ways objects materialise, embody, or negotiate various forms of intelligence, revealing the use of the idea of "the clever object" as an analytic tool of art-historical interpretation. Editor(s): Hunter, Matthew C.; Lucchini, Francesco. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118710760
ISBN
9781118710760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.85

hardcover. Drawing on examples from surviving medieval churches in England, the author gives a voice to the secret graffiti artists from the lord of the manor and the parish priest to the people who built the church itself. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFJG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 144 x 29. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091960414
ISBN
9780091960414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, 183 colour illustrations, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 788. London Art World from Francis Bacon to Damien Hirst. 212 pages, 183 colour illustrations, photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ACX. Dimension: 219 x 186 x 19. Weight: 784.
Publisher
21 Pub
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901785005
ISBN
9781901785005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 258 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 115 x 28. Weight in Grams: 730. 288 pages, 258 colour illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AC. Dimension: 205 x 115 x 28. Weight: 730.
Publisher
21 Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901785111
ISBN
9781901785111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, 110 colour and b&w photographs and still films. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
21 Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901785081
ISBN
9781901785081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.37

Hardback. Looks at a neglected corner of eighteenth-century art - the funeral monument. This book demonstrates that tombs and inscriptions are of manifest worth to the student of eighteenth-century English value systems, providing as they do an archaeology of ideal types. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; AFKB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 267 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2022.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300135411
ISBN
9780300135411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 53.74

Hardcover. Examines several types of data relevant to ancient Maya dance, including hieroglyphic texts, pictorial images in diverse media, and architecture. This title illustrates the application of various analytical methodologies and offers interpretations of the form, meaning, and social significance of dance performance. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 color photographs, 160 line drawings, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; AC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1096.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292709881
ISBN
9780292709881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.24

Paperback. Alfred Wallis spent most of his life in the Cornish ports of Newlyn, Penzance and St Ives, and went to sea as a young man. His main occupation was as a dealer in marine supplies and he was in his seventies before he took up painting 'for company'. He sold his works for a few pence, and died in the poorhouse. Series: British Artists Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: ACBN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 190 x 12. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849762731
ISBN
9781849762731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.82

Hardback. Examines the Society of Artists of Great Britain from its origins to its demise in 1791. This book looks at the politics and personalities behind the public exhibitions to uncover the profound impact on the history of British art. It analyses the motivations behind the exhibitions and explores the competing interests that shaped their development. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 280 pages, 80 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300110043
ISBN
9780300110043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.94

Hardcover. * A comprehensive anthology offering a new approach to the visual arts classified as Early Christian-Byzantine. * Comprised of essays from experts in the field that integrate the newer, historiographical research into 'the canon' of established scholarship. Editor(s): Hoffman, Eva R. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Art History S. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 187 x 31. Weight in Grams: 994.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405120715
ISBN
9781405120715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.70

Paperback. Surveying the major antiwar artists, art collectives,and iconic works, as well as offering an original typology of antiwar engagement, this is the first comprehensive history of American artistic protest against the Vietnam War Num Pages: 252 pages, 73 b&w and 18 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292748309
ISBN
9780292748309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.15

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 269 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317960
ISBN
9780226317960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 35.92

Paperback. .
Publisher
Mandrake
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906958640
ISBN
9781906958640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACXJ; AFF; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 168 x 14. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Tundra Books Canada
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9781101982709
ISBN
9781101982709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.81

paperback. Examines a pivotal period in the history of Europe and the Near East. Spanning the ancient and medieval worlds, This title investigates the shared ideal of sacred kingship that emerged in the late Roman and Persian empires. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 black-and-white photographs and 5 maps. BIC Classification: ACG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294837
ISBN
9780520294837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.91

Hardback. Examines a pivotal period in the history of Europe and the near East. Spanning the ancient and medieval worlds, this title investigates the ideal of sacred kingship that emerged in the late Roman and Persian empires. It brings to life the courts of two global powers that affected the cultures of medieval Europe, Byzantium, Islam and South Asia. Series Editor(s): Brown, Peter. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 black-and-white photographs and 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 1QDAR; ACG; ACK; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 906.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257276
ISBN
9780520257276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.50
€ 63.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; ACV; ACXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781784993757
ISBN
9781784993757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. The first publication on the Michael Wellby bequest to the Ashmolean, introducing over sixty of the most important items in the collection, and timed to coincide with the opening of the new Wellby Bequest Gallery in the Museum in September 2015. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: 3J; ACN; AFKG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 265 x 14. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Ashmolean Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910807019
ISBN
9781910807019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.44

paperback. Editor(s): Matthews, Pamela R.; McWhirter, David. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816639939
ISBN
9780816639939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

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