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Paperback. This monograph engages in a close reading of the traditio legis, highlighting its novelty and complexity to early Christian viewers. The image is analyzed as a conflation of two distinct forms of representation, each constructed of unusual and potentially multivalent elements. Num Pages: 146 pages, Extensively illustrated with 56 plates, 3 in colour. BIC Classification: ACG; AGR; HD; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 297 x 12. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Archaeopress United Kingdom
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784910815
ISBN
9781784910815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.94

Hardback. Featuring work from all periods of a internationally renowned filmmaker, this book documents David Lynch's museum exhibition in the United States, bringing together works held in American and European collections and from the artist's studio. It brings together ninety-five paintings, drawings, and prints from 1965 to the present. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80 Color. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; APFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 287 x 276 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1444.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283961
ISBN
9780520283961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 32.08

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 135 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; ACXJ5; AFKP; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 216. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300222609
ISBN
9780300222609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.32

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990088
ISBN
9780295990088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.64

Hardcover. Bioart, art that uses either living materials (such as bacteria or transgenic organisms) or more traditional materials to comment on, or even transform, biotechnological practice. This book offers a theoretical account of the art form, situating it in the contexts of art history, laboratory practice, and media theory. Series: In Vivo. Num Pages: 176 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990071
ISBN
9780295990071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 81 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1K; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 217 x 5. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395061
ISBN
9780888395061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.30

Paperback. Series: Northwest Native Arts. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 217 x 3. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395320
ISBN
9780888395320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Hardcover. This is the second of two volumes which consider in detail the art and architecture of Islam, from Spain to India, from the 7th century to the present day. This volume reflects Hillenbrand's principal interest: the architecture of Iran during the Seljuq period (11th to 12th centuries). Num Pages: 556 pages, 258 illus. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 178 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1884.
Publisher
Pindar Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828159
ISBN
9781899828159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.39

Paperback. A comprehensive and authoritative survey of Islamic Architecture from the world's leading expert. Num Pages: 656 pages, Contains 24 colour plates, 300 black-and-white photographs, 1246 line drawings and a sect. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AC; AM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1738.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613793
ISBN
9780748613793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.09
€ 66.36

Hardback. This impressive book, which assembles contributions by some of the world's most eminent historians, art historians and other scholars of the Iranian world, explores the history of the country through the prism of Persian literature, art and culture. Editor(s): Hillenbrand, Robert; Peacock, A. C. S.; Abdullaeva, Firuza. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp colour plates, 48 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; AC; DSB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 244 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760155
ISBN
9781780760155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 135.20

Hardcover. The studies collected in this volume, some of them rather difficult to access, date mostly from the last fifteen years and focus primarily on Persian book painting of the 14th to the early 16th centuries. In this period, Iran dominated the art of book painting in the Islamic world. Num Pages: 556 pages, 258 illus. BIC Classification: ACK; HDD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
556
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904597490
ISBN
9781904597490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.66

Hardcover. A long-overdue monograph on a sculptor who draws not only on minimalism and conceptualism but on a rich web of intellectual and visual sources to create postmodern work that is a "complex" of juxtapositions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 154 illus., black and white and color. BIC Classification: ACX; AFK; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262083393
ISBN
9780262083393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.66

Paperback. An illustrated 100-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-guard. . Num Pages: 448 pages, 269 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 203 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1654.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500275825
ISBN
9780500275825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.65

Paperback. A generous selection of forthright essays on art and artists. Hughes tackles the lives and works of over 80 artists, from the old masters to our contemporaries, exploring their achievement (or lack of it) and how they altered the history of art for better or worse. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860468599
ISBN
9781860468599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Hardcover. Aims to convey the relevance of the paintings of the old Flemish master Pieter Bruegel, ""The Elder"" (1520/5-1590) for modern audiences. This work guides the reader through the scenes depicted in these remarkable works of art, including the social context in which they were painted, and how they relate to our lives. Num Pages: 174 pages, 30 colour illustrations containing 37 Bruegel plates. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Chaucer Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781884092121
ISBN
9781884092121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.83

Paperback. Exploring the themes of leisure and entertainment that dominated the years of Impressionist painting between 1865 and 1885, the author shows how Impressionism was integrated into the social and cultural life of its times. Num Pages: 344 pages, 153 colour illustrations, 167 b&w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACVT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 284 x 253 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300050837
ISBN
9780300050837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.93

A survey of the topographic and metaphoric landscape of New Hampshire's White Mountains through the artistic and tourist life of the region as it appears in paintings and illustrations. Extending from the late-18th to the late-20th century, it includes a large collection of pictorial works. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 colour & 148 b&w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; ACQ; ACV; ACX; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606635
ISBN
9780815606635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 46.13

Hardback. With a full-colour reproduction of the entire codex and the first modern commentary in English on the pre-Hispanic history it records, The Complete Codex Zouche-Nuttall unlocks the social and political cosmos of the ancient Mixtec Num Pages: 365 pages, 117 b/w photos, 86 color photos, 34 tables, 6 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACBK; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292744387
ISBN
9780292744387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.24

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 291 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
Schirmer/Mosel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783829607353
ISBN
9783829607353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Patin, Thomas. Num Pages: 328 pages, 45 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816651467
ISBN
9780816651467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.11

Paperback. With record prices established on a regular basis, the market for original comic art has never been more compelling. This book offers the terminology that you need to know along with the expertise of seasoned collectors and dealers who will help you get to know what to look for and how to look for it. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 259 x 175 x 6. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gemstone Publishing
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603601535
ISBN
9781603601535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.88

Hardcover. Challenging the view that ideas about sexual and gender dissidence were too confused to congeal into a coherent form in the Middle Ages, the author demonstrates that sodomy had a rich, multimedia presence in the period - and that a flexible approach to questions of terminology sheds new light on the many forms this presence took. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 colour plates, 78 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226169125
ISBN
9780226169125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.45
€ 47.67

Paperback. Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement. This book presents the artist's writings about art includes public lectures, essays, and interviews. It features an informative introductory essay, rigorous annotation, and illustrations. Editor(s): Ashton, Dore; Banach, Joan. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 397 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. 397 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. Editor(s): Ashton, Dore; Banach, Joan. Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement. This book presents the artist's writings about art includes public lectures, essays, and interviews. It features an informative introductory essay, rigorous annotation, and illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 31. Weight: 820.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
397
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250482
ISBN
9780520250482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.54

Paperback. A reprint of the authoritative second edition published by G.K. Hall in 1981. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Editor(s): Motherwell, Robert. Series: Paperbacks in art history. Num Pages: 464 pages, 117 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 195 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1086.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674185005
ISBN
9780674185005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.33

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