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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Arising from Plateau Indian iconographic interpretations of the human-environment relationship, the author's prints, weavings, and glass sculptures explore the interrelationships between contemporary urban place markers and indigenous design. Series: The Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists. Num Pages: 128 pages, 95 color illus. BIC Classification: ACBK; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 8. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295988603
ISBN
9780295988603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Offers the first comprehensive view of Watt's work, covering a period extending from the mid-1990s to the present Num Pages: 133 color illus. BIC Classification: ACBK; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 186 x 9. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hallie Ford Museum of Art,US United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781930957664
ISBN
9781930957664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.66

Paperback. This companion presents new critical views on crucial aspects of the large and varied field of Asian art and architectural history. The essays collected here provide scholars and the public with an opportunity to engage with the field in all its diversity - from coinage to monastic spaces to imperial commissions and beyond. Editor(s): Brown, Rebecca M.; Hutton, Deborah S. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 688 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; ACB; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 250 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119019534
ISBN
9781119019534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.46

paperback. A look at how prominent Indian visual artists created modern art for the postcolonial nation in the years between India's independence in 1947 and 1980. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 illustrations (incl. 10 in color). BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 4369 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822343752
ISBN
9780822343752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Hardback. Uses the work of contemporary American artist Kara Walker to investigate a range of storytelling traditions with roots in the nineteenth century and ramifications in the present. This book also explores a significant yet neglected aspect of Walker's production: her commitment to examining narrative depictions of race, gender, power, and desire. Num Pages: 216 pages, 24 color photographs, 28 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AGB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 263 x 19. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288928
ISBN
9780520288928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Hardback. An important new way of viewing the prehistoric art of the Americas, The Jaguar Within demonstrates that understanding a work of art's connection with shamanic trance can lead to an appreciation of it as an extremely creative solution to the inherent challenge of giving material form to nonmaterial realities and states of being. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages, 137 b/w photos, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; ACBK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 956.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726260
ISBN
9780292726260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardcover. Nontraditional, controversial, rebellious, and politically volatile, the Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are remembered for their provocative paintings as well as for their deep love for each other. This insightful dual biography features numerous archival photos and full-colour reproductions of both artists' work. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 263 x 205 x 17. Weight in Grams: 827.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Clarion Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780547821849
ISBN
9780547821849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Paperback. Presents the collections of Chinese ceramics outside Asia. This title includes many items of imperial quality, with beautiful examples of extremely rare Ru and guan wares as well as the famous David vases. Num Pages: 96 pages, 125 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 215 x 8. Weight in Grams: 378. Highlights of the Sir Percival David Collection. 96 pages, 125 colour illustrations. Presents the collections of Chinese ceramics outside Asia. This title includes many items of imperial quality, with beautiful examples of extremely rare Ru and guan wares as well as the famous David vases. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFPC. Dimension: 213 x 216 x 9. Weight: 378.
Publisher
The British Museum Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124544
ISBN
9780714124544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Buchhandlung Walther Konig GmbH & Co. KG. Abt. Verlag Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865609618
ISBN
9783865609618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 41.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 210. .
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836504423
ISBN
9783836504423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Rose, Barbara. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 253 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332. The Selected Writings of Ad Reinhardt. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. 253 pages, Ill. Editor(s): Rose, Barbara. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: AC. Dimension: 209 x 155 x 17. Weight: 312.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
253
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520076709
ISBN
9780520076709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. What does it mean to be German? This catalogue to accompany the exhibtion at the David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art turns to artworks, artists, and their audiences to explore how Germans of the past two centuries have confronted issues of identity, both individual and collective. Num Pages: 180 pages, 20 colour plates, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 279 x 15. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935573367
ISBN
9780935573367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.54

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
RM Verlag SL Spain
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9788415118220
ISBN
9788415118220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.21

hardcover. Working in range of media from ketchup to baloney to correction fluid, with a special emphasis on performativity and writing, this book pokes fun at and interrogates American society's pretenses, the bankruptcy of contemporary mores, and the resulting repercussions for a civil society. Num Pages: 208 pages, 150 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 90 x 100 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1229.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226200064
ISBN
9780226200064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.21

Hardcover. Born 1923, Eberhard W Kornfeld was in direct contact with key artists of the 20th century and befriended many of them, becoming friends with Giacometti in 1948. To this day he also has a very special relationship to the works of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. This book presents a comprehensive photographic documentation of his life and work. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 219 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Braun Publish,Csi
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783716518243
ISBN
9783716518243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. New York is a Mecca for artists from all over the world. All of whom have wildly different preconceptions of what the city is like, and how it will influence their work. This volume presents a dramatic snapshot of New York's thriving and dynamic Italian art scene, giving voice to a different generation of artists working in the Big Apple. Num Pages: 160 pages, 65 colour & 65 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Edizioni Charta Srl
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
9788881587476
ISBN
9788881587476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Num Pages: over 320 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; AC; HBW; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1774.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764339578
ISBN
9780764339578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.97
€ 61.67

Hardcover. Editor(s): Barilleaux, Rene Paul. Num Pages: 168 pages, 57 colour/11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1252.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Mississippi Museum of Art United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781887422116
ISBN
9781887422116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.36

Hardback. Focuses on the life and public sculpture of Meta Warrick Fuller (1877-1968), one of the early twentieth century's few African American women artists. This title argues that Fuller's efforts to represent black identity in art provide a window on the Progressive Era and its heated debates about race, national identity, and culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 color illustrations and 63 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFKB; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 262 x 19. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262126
ISBN
9780520262126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.25
€ 64.67

Multiple copy pack. Num Pages: 104 pages, 70 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 319 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Box Pck Ha
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300218404
ISBN
9780300218404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.07
€ 63.58

Paperback. This groundbreaking reconstruction of Goya's so-called 'Witches and Old Women' album will offer rich insights into the artist's concerns and preoccupations and will immeasurably deepen our understanding of the artist. Num Pages: 200 pages, 150 colour. BIC Classification: ACVC; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 260 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907372766
ISBN
9781907372766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.84

Paperback. A collection of documents following the long and often controversial career of "Art & Text", one of the landmark contemporary art magazines of the 1980s and 1990s. This book offers an account of the advantages and pitfalls of publishing an art magazine. Num Pages: 116 pages, 16 color covers. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; ACXJ; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 169 x 10. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Whale & Star Press United States
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979975219
ISBN
9780979975219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. Born and trained in England and a US resident starting in 1976, Reyner Banham wrote incisively about American and European buildings and culture. This title presents a chronological cross-section of essays, polemics, and reviews drawn from more than three decades of Banham's writings. Editor(s): Barker, Paul; Lyall, Sutherland; Price, Cedric. Num Pages: 366 pages, 32 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AK; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition, (A Centennial Book)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219441
ISBN
9780520219441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.02

Hardcover. The Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings of Ed Ruscha is a six-volume series of books co-published by Steidl and Gagosian Gallery. This is the second volume, which contains entries on 178 paintings completed between 1971 and 1982. Num Pages: 546 pages, 317 illustrations, (304 colour ). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 241 x 57. Weight in Grams: 4000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Edition
Slp
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865211385
ISBN
9783865211385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.47
€ 206.74

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