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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Informed by fossil discoveries, scientists and artists collaborated during the years before Darwin's "Origin of Species" was published to produce images of a prehistoric world based on sources other than the Bible. This book explores the implications of reconstructing a past humans have never seen. Num Pages: 294 pages, 107 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: AC; AKL; PDX; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
n
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226731056
ISBN
9780226731056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. An examination of the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice, from Brunelleschi's invention of perspective and its exploitation by Leonardo and Duerer to the beginnings of photography. It discusses colour theory and shows the interaction between art and science. Num Pages: 383 pages, 549 b&w illustrations, 16 colour plates, select bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 282 x 254 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1806.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
383
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300052411
ISBN
9780300052411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.64
€ 45.04

Paperback. A journey through the history of art from religious painting to postmodernism by one of the world's greatest art historians Series: Ideas in Profile. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781253366
ISBN
9781781253366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Cutting through the veil of legend, Martin Kemp offers an unparalleled portrait of this extraordinary man, asking what made Leonardo's work so astonishing and what vision drove his art and his invention. This updated edition is the first book to include two newly discovered Leonardo works, the most important discoveries in over a hundred years. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 colour plates, 24 figures, 23 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199583355
ISBN
9780199583355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 96 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; DSB; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166324
ISBN
9780231166324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.83

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 279 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691612935
ISBN
9780691612935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 56.67

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640839
ISBN
9780691640839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 241.47

Hardback. Shows the intensity of authors gaze that explores what the appearance of the world has to offer to a virtuoso colourist for a painting. Num Pages: 336 pages, 970 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 313 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2242.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777424378
ISBN
9783777424378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 89.74

Paperback. In a career that ranged over an era in European history, William Blake (1757-1827) produced one of the most singular body of works in the history of art. This title provides introduction to the life and work of this man. It draws on an array of contemporary scholarship, providing an overview of Blake's writings and paintings. Num Pages: 224 pages, 112 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Tate Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854377272
ISBN
9781854377272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.93

Hardback. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 352 pages, 140 b/w + 30 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 264 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300110050
ISBN
9780300110050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 51.18

Hardback. The 18th-century painter Johan Zoffany (1733-1810) was an astute observer of the many social circles in which he functioned as an artist. This catalogue investigates his sharp wit, shrewd political appraisal, and perceptive social commentary - all achieved while presenting his subjects as delightful and sophisticated members of polite society. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 320 pages, 225 colour images + 5 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; ACQ; AGB; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 247 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2076.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300176049
ISBN
9780300176049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.24
€ 63.94

Hardcover. The Walters Art Museum. 208 pages, 200 colour. A narrative-based guide to medieval art, featuring the Walters Art Museum's internationally renowned collection of Medieval European art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACK; AGC. Dimension: 276 x 214 x 23. Weight: 1154.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832966
ISBN
9781904832966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.83

Paperback. Examines the so-called rubble films, usually seen as simplistic texts reaffirming "good Germans during bad times" views, finding in some of them visual and narrative romantic discourse which provokes critical discussion on German national identity in the wake of the Third Reich. Num Pages: 320 pages, 33 b/w & 11 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; AFKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837621839
ISBN
9783837621839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 42.14

Hardback. Editor(s): Figner, Susanne. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; ACXJ5; AFKN; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863359287
ISBN
9783863359287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.59

Paperback. This companion text to the author's Learning to Look at Paintings addresses some of the questions commonly asked about modern art, covering key movements of the modern and postmodern periods in an illustrated volume. Num Pages: 360 pages, 112 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415238120
ISBN
9780415238120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.65

paperback. This look at Classical art starts with the excavation of the buried city of Pompeii, and investigates the monuments of ancient tyrants, and the sensual beauty of Apollo and Venus. Concluding with the human portrait, it highlights the re-discovery of Classical art in the modern world. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; ACG; GBC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842374
ISBN
9780192842374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.19

Multiple-component retail product. Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893) is known predominantly for his close association, from 1848, with the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood" and for his masterpiece, "The Last of England" (1852-5). This catalogue provides coverage of various Madox Brown's work. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 686 pages, 458 colour images & 522 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVM; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 317 x 69. Weight in Grams: 4934.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
686
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300165913
ISBN
9780300165913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 148.54
€ 117.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469625515
ISBN
9781469625515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.20

Paperback. Editor(s): Waldrep, Mary Carolyn. Series: Dover Pictorial Archive. Num Pages: 128 pages, 700 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AK; WFBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 238 x 9. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486288086
ISBN
9780486288086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.83

Paperback. Artemisia Gentileschi, widely regarded as important woman artist before the modern period, was a major Italian Baroque painter of the seventeenth century and the only female follower of Caravaggio. This work shows that her original treatments of mythic-heroic female subjects depart radically from traditional interpretations of the same themes. Num Pages: 664 pages, colour and b&w illustrations, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACQB; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 220 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2064.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002859
ISBN
9780691002859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 52.98

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