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Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction Christina Riggs explores the visual arts produced in Egypt over a span of some 4,000 years. Describing the context and stories behind the objects that fill our museums and galleries, from sculpture and magical implements to whole buildings, Riggs explores the relationship between the ancient world and our own. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approx 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; ACG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199682782
ISBN
9780199682782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.89

Paperback. Integrating the work of Merleau-Ponty with Lacanian psychoanalysis, Renaissance studies in optics, and twentieth-century mathematics, the author asserts the materiality of the body and world in her aesthetic theory. Translator(s): Baker, Dorothy Z. Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: ACQB; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420935
ISBN
9780821420935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.52

Paperback. Well-written and eminently accessible, this book explores and celebrates the Upper Palaeolithic art of the Dordogne, admirably conveying the author's enthusiasm for her subject. Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 b/w + 8 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACBK; ACC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300188028
ISBN
9780300188028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.59

Paperback. An illustrated survey that examines the art and artists of the Edo period, one of the great epochs in Japanese art. It focuses on the urban aspects of Edo art, including discussions of many of Japan's most popular artists as well as those that are lesser known, and provides a look at the cities in which they worked. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations + 109 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164138
ISBN
9780300164138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.81

Hardback. "This provacative and well-researched book addresses situations and questions of the post-WWII world that have long needed attention. Christine Lindey remedies the dearth of information available on the nature of modern Russian art about which all but a few dedicated professionals have only perfunctory or vaguely formulated ideas."-Choice Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
New Amsterdam Books United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781561310104
ISBN
9781561310104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.65

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Art Dictionaries Ltd
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953260911
ISBN
9780953260911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ACBP; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824839604
ISBN
9780824839604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 397 color + 122 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 316 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214826
ISBN
9780300214826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.59

Hardcover. Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, this book explores and celebrates Turners lifelong fascination with the sea. It sets his work within the context of marine painting in the 19th century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 225 illustrations, 222 in colour. BIC Classification: ACVC; AFC; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 243 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1954.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239056
ISBN
9780500239056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.00
€ 51.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 68ill. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816645398
ISBN
9780816645398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Hardcover. Heavenly grace and human grandeur. Num Pages: 96 pages, ILLUSTRATIONS. .
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836532426
ISBN
9783836532426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.58

Hardback. In 1505, Michelangelo began planning the magnificent tomb for Pope Julius II, which would dominate the next forty years of his career. This definitive book thoroughly documents the art of the tomb and each stage of its complicated evolution. Num Pages: 368 pages, 110 color and 256 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 331 x 282 x 37. Weight in Grams: 3344.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606065037
ISBN
9781606065037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.29

Hardback. One of Pablo Picasso's most important muses is the subject of this diverse and beautiful collection of drawings, paintings, sculpture, and ceramics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 270 colour. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 245 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1776.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791353623
ISBN
9783791353623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Hardback. A sweeping survey of the arts of Ireland spanning 150 years and an astonishing range of artists and media Editor(s): Monkhouse, Christopher; Laffan, William. Num Pages: 288 pages, 375 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 291 x 261 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1904.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300210606
ISBN
9780300210606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.34

Hardback. A charming illustrated collection that sheds light on the creative process by one of the most inventive designers working today Num Pages: 272 pages, 350 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKC; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 278 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1508.
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419722684
ISBN
9781419722684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 30.82

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cherix, Christophe. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 280 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
JRP Editions Switzerland
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Unabridged
SKU
V9782940271542
ISBN
9782940271542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.64
€ 58.06

Hardcover. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870709623
ISBN
9780870709623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.78
€ 56.18

Hardcover. In June 2012, Jasper Johns encountered a photograph of the painter Lucian Freud reproduced in a Christies auction catalogue. Inspired not only by the photographic image, but also by the physical qualities of the object itself, Johns took this motif through a succession of cross-medium permutations. This title presents each of these permutations. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 237 x 14. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870709586
ISBN
9780870709586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.05

Paperback. This is an introduction to one of the great periods of Western art and provides a clear, dramatic account of the French art world under Louis XIII and Louis XIV. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 182 illustrations, 79 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500203705
ISBN
9780500203705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 75 color illus. BIC Classification: ACND; ACQ; AGB; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 290 x 15. Weight in Grams: 988.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300215243
ISBN
9780300215243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.52

Hardcover. Of all the ancient civilizations that flourished in the Americas, only one perfected true portraiture of living people and produced it in quantity - the Moche who inhabited the north coast of Peru between approximately AD 100 and 800. This title shows how the portrait tradition evolved and how the portraits were produced and distributed. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 220 pages, 258 colour photographs, 58 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; ACBK; AGHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 287 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292716223
ISBN
9780292716223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.28

Paperback. Explores the significance of the 15-image Madonna sequence developed by Felix Peipers and Rudolf Steiner for meditation and therapy. Num Pages: 180 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
SteinerBooks, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584209898
ISBN
9781584209898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.64

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; ACN; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630236
ISBN
9780691630236
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.77

Paperback. This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meanings from medieval Europe to 20th-century America. It provides a guide to the changes in style and taste, showing that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society. Series: Studies in Design. Num Pages: 304 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719041259
ISBN
9780719041259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.14

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