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Paperback. Ruben Trejo (1937-2009) was born in a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad yard in St Paul, Minnesota. This title offers a comprehensive survey of Trejo's art and career. It focuses on more than fifty works from 1964 onwards, including pieces from his life-size, puppet-like "Clothes for Day of the Dead" series. Editor(s): Mitchell, Ben. Series: The Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists. Num Pages: 161 pages, 110 color illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
161
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990040
ISBN
9780295990040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.61

Paperback. A modern painter discusses meaning and form in contemporary painting and offers advice to aspiring artists. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 35 line illustrations, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
9th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674805705
ISBN
9780674805705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.21

Paperback. Investigates how Italian Baroque painting demonstrates an unprecedented ability to create powerful spectacles through pictorial illumination. Editor(s): Leca, Benedict. Num Pages: 96 pages, 66 colour. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBC; ACQB; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 182 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
GILES
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804571
ISBN
9781907804571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.68

Paperback. Benjamin Binstock revolutionises how we think about Vermeer's work and life. Vermeer is famously a mystery in art: there is scant information on his life and training, and nothing to connect him to any students. What remains is the paintings themselves as well as some historical information and surmise. Num Pages: 456 pages, 133 black & white illustrations, 91 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 255 x 28. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415861335
ISBN
9780415861335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Buchloh, Benjamin H. D. Num Pages: 96 pages, 113. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers Switzerland
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037783009
ISBN
9783037783009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.69

Hardcover. Series: October Books. Num Pages: 592 pages, 114 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 189 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The MIT Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262028523
ISBN
9780262028523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 45.86

Paperback. This volume contains cutting edge contributions that consider new approaches to three areas: the documentation of rock art; its interpretation using indigenous knowledge; and the presentation of rock art. Editor(s): Smith, Benjamin; Helskog, Knut; Morris, David. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 200 x 20. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wits University Press
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145454
ISBN
9781868145454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.16

Paperback. Describes the history, beauty, and various styles of New Mexico colcha embroidery, and tells the story of how a small group of determined women revived a Hispanic cultural tradition that was destined for extinction. Num Pages: 156 pages, 96 b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; ACBK; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135198
ISBN
9780890135198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 33.95

Hardcover. Benvenuto Cellini is an artist-craftsman, one of the greatest sculptors in the renaissance, passionately devoted to art, the worshipper and frequenter of the great men of his time, the 'divine' Michelangelo, who came to his studio. This autobiography gives an account of his daily life in Renaissance Florence and Rome, its studios, and its taverns. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; AFKB; AGB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 207 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
540
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593289
ISBN
9781841593289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. The Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith describes his life and career. Series: Arts and Letters. Num Pages: 582 pages. Dimension: 186 x 113 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
582
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714833644
ISBN
9780714833644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.37

Hardcover. August Benziger was one of the most sought-after portrait painters of his time. His subjects ranged from Popes to princes, from presidents to businessmen. This biography brings us closer to his subjects who carried history from the 19th to the 20th century. Num Pages: 355 pages, 15ill. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGB; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Sheed & Ward
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
355
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556126147
ISBN
9781556126147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.89

Hardback.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857214146
ISBN
9788857214146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. In Provence, December 1888 Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. It is an act that has come to define him. Yet for more than a century biographers and historians seeking definitive facts about what happened that night have been left with more questions than answers. The author sets out to discover exactly what happened that night in Arles. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784702229
ISBN
9781784702229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.84

Hardback. In this engaging book, Bernadine Barnes brings together new research to show how Michelangelo's art was viewed in its own time. Series: Renaissance Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 illustrations, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780237404
ISBN
9781780237404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.14

Hardback. Editor(s): Herman, Bernard L. Num Pages: 144 pages, 60 colour plates, 15 figs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1297.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469627625
ISBN
9781469627625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.48

Paperback. Bernard Leach (1887-1979) is generally reckoned to be the 'father of British studio pottery. In this title, he communicates his deeply-held convictions, through an account of the standards and materials essential to English slipware, stoneware, Japanese raku and Oriental porcelain. Num Pages: 372 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVN; AFPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571283675
ISBN
9780571283675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.91

Hardcover. "The Book of Kells" is a masterpiece of medieval art a brilliantly decorated version of the four Gospels with full-page depictions of Christ, the Virgin and the Evangelists as well as a wealth of smaller decorative painting. In this bok, illustrations feature 59 full-size reproductions of complete pages of the manuscript. Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 illustrations, 230 in colour. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 337 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2432.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500238943
ISBN
9780500238943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.52
€ 60.71

Hardcover. This book contains over one hundred images of the Greater London area before 1800 from maps, drawings, manuscripts, printed books and engravings, all from the Gough Collection at the Bodleian Library. Examples are drawn from the present Greater London to contrast town and countryside at the time. A fascinating insight into life in Georgian London. Num Pages: 232 pages, 123 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 278. .
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244126
ISBN
9781851244126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. Poet, novelist, essayist, editor, anthologist, lexicographer and painter, Clarence Major is a challenging yet underappreciated contemporary African- American artist. This collection combines poetry, prose and art by Major with critical essays that showcase his aesthetic movement across boundaries. Editor(s): Bell, Bernard W. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; ACXJ8; AGB; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227726
ISBN
9780807848999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 291 x 15. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857226316
ISBN
9788857226316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.00

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