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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Explores the role of the meal in contemporary art. This title offers the survey of the artist-orchestrated meal: since the 1930s, the act of sharing food and drink has been used to advance aesthetic goals and foster critical engagement with the culture of the moment. Editor(s): Smith, Stephanie. Num Pages: 268 pages, 320 colour plates, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1696.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935573527
ISBN
9780935573527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 38.37

Hardback. Features a fresh introduction to the life and art of one of the most famous artists in the world, followed by his best-known works beautifully reproduced full-page in an appealing hardback gift book. Series: Masterpieces of Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 84 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783612093
ISBN
9781783612093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; AFKV; JFD; TJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816689507
ISBN
9780816689507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. The works that Henri Matisse (1869-1954) executed between late 1913 and 1917 are among his most demanding, experimental, and enigmatic. This book presents an examination of Matisse's output from this important period, revealing information about his working method, experimental techniques, and compositional choices. Num Pages: 368 pages, 515 colour images + 138 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 325 x 249 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2326.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300177244
ISBN
9780300177244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 85. BIC Classification: AC; HDDA; JFCX; JHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801435492
ISBN
9780801435492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.94

Hardback. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 159 pages, 137 color and b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AGC; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 5182 x 508. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477308707
ISBN
9781477308707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.71

Paperback.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061312
ISBN
9781606061312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.61

paperback. Socially engaged art, by means of its transformative practice, is shaping today's institutions and the very culture of now. This volume focuses on how artists and others have worked with, within, and sometimes in opposition to large Chicago institutions, such as public schools, universities, libraries, archives, museums, and other civic bodies. Editor(s): Smith, Stephanie. Num Pages: 200 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780982879863
ISBN
9780982879863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.21

Paperback. Tate Introductions: Andy Warhol is part of the popular series that offers a concise introduction and pictorial overview of the greatest modern artists and artistic movements. Series: Tate Introductions. Num Pages: 80 pages, Fully illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 168 x 8. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849763189
ISBN
9781849763189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.96

Hardback. Editor(s): Bury, Stephen. Num Pages: 1344 pages, 238 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACB; AFH; AKC; GBCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 179 x 105. Weight in Grams: 2696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
1344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199923052
ISBN
9780199923052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 490.63

Paperback. In the literary and artistic milieu of early modern Japan the Chinese and Japanese arts flourished side by side. Kodojin, the "Old Taoist" (1865-1944), was the last of these great poet-painters in Japan. This book brings together 150 of Kodojin's Chinese poems (introduced and translated by Jonathan Chaves). Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 halftones, 8 color plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 2GDC; 2GJ; ACBP; DCF; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116572
ISBN
9780231116572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.62

Hardback. Rather than simply tracing the rise of Modernism in the 19th century, this book reconstitutes the period's cultural milieu through a series of case studies written with an eye to overarching forces at play. It surveys the field as a whole and discusses the relationships between the various media in the context of an overall "visual economy". Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 colour images + 95 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1154.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300177275
ISBN
9780300177275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.86
€ 43.79

Hardback. A new look at the art of one of the most charming and idiosyncratic personalities of early 20th-century New York Num Pages: 168 pages, 150 color illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 210. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300221985
ISBN
9780300221985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.20

Paperback. An examination and celebration of the Baroque culture of excess. Translator(s): Fontanive, Karen. Num Pages: 240 pages. Dimension: 253 x 291 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714838601
ISBN
9780714838601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.64

Hardcover. Follows the rise of a distinctive school of Australian art that first emerged in the 1940s. This book includes a substantial essay outlining the major developments in Australian art since the 1940s, the reception of Australian art in Britain and the rise of Aboriginal printmaking. Num Pages: 240 pages, 195 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ACX; AFF; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714126722
ISBN
9780714126722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801497940
ISBN
9780801497940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; HP; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158220
ISBN
9780231158220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 77.95

Hardback. A lavish, full-colour hardcover art book taking readers on a visual guide through Stephen Hickman's artwork. The collection focuses on his book covers for famous SFF authors such as Harlan Ellison, Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, and Larry Niven. Num Pages: 160 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; ACXJ; AGB; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 324 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1106.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783298457
ISBN
9781783298457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.46

Hardback. Num Pages: 14 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 287 x 32. Weight in Grams: 974.
Publisher
Universe Publishing United States
Number of pages
14
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Nov Pop
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789320803
ISBN
9780789320803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.31

Hardback. Watson investigates the responses of of key twentieth-century philosophers to the work of artist Paul Klee and reveals how the art and philosophy mutually illuminate each other through these encounters. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 figure, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD1; ACXD5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761253
ISBN
9780804761253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 21 color photos; 134 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACXJ8; AMX; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 22. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262035736
ISBN
9780262035736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.92

Hardcover. Presents a new way of understanding the great Gothic churches of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries: as rhetorical constructs. The author traces common analogies between rhetoric and architectural space that date back to late antiquity, and then shows how those links were translated into wood, stone, and space under specific local conditions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: ACK; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 188 x 26. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226191805
ISBN
9780226191805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.37

Paperback. Focuses on one of the most remarkable examples of gothic art to have survived, a unique functioning table decoration. Series: Cleveland Masterwork. BIC Classification: ACK; AGC; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 222 x 15. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
GILES
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804946
ISBN
9781907804946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.40

Hardback. A fascinating exploration of the visual culture of mortality in Renaissance Europe Num Pages: 240 pages, 190 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; ACND; AFF; AFKB; AGC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 190. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300225952
ISBN
9780300225952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.21

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