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History of art / art & design styles

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
€ 26.75

Paperback. Whether we recognise it or not, virtually every aspect of our life today has been influenced in part by the aesthetic legacy of Modernism. In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler examines how and why Modernism began, explaining what it is and showing how it has gradually informed all aspects of 20th and 21st century life. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD2; DSBH; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804419
ISBN
9780192804419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801477423
ISBN
9780801477423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDF; ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
5 Continents Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual Editi
Condition
New
SKU
V9788874397006
ISBN
9788874397006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 34.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: ABC; ABK; ACK; HBJD; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141977492
ISBN
9780141977492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.73

Hardback. Norman Rockwell best expressed this vision of America in his justly famous cover illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post, painted between 1916 and 1963. In this title, all of his Post covers are reproduced in full color, along with commentaries. Num Pages: 400 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 318 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3568.
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789211446
ISBN
9780789211446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.16
€ 62.57

Paperback. Considers the cross-cultural context and collaborative nature of Boetti's iconic artworks Num Pages: 132 pages, 129 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 255 x 11. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S. United States
Number of pages
132
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977834488
ISBN
9780977834488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.82

Hardback. Examines decorative Chinese works of art and visual culture, known as chinoiserie, in the context of church and state politics, with a particular focus on the Catholic missions' impact on Western attitudes toward China and the Chinese. Series: Franklin D. Murphy Lectures. Num Pages: 200 pages, 53 color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284654
ISBN
9780520284654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.50

Hardcover. Windows in Art is a unique new survey of an intriguing but overlooked subject in art across the centuries. Featuring 90 works by such eminent artists as Caravaggio, Dali, Hammershoi, Hockney, Hopper, Matisse, Titian and Vermeer, the lively and informative text illuminates the role of the window in painting as both object and metaphor. Num Pages: 192 pages, 90 col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Publisher
Merrell Publishers
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858945545
ISBN
9781858945545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.16

Paperback. An introduction to the work of Salvador Dali. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages. Dimension: 302 x 220 x 9. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714833385
ISBN
9780714833385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. Combines psychoanalytic and cultural theory to advance an innovative interpretation of Renaissance history and subjectivity. This title discusses the distinctly economic character of early modern subjectivity and how this, too, is implicated in our own modern modes of historical understanding. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3H; 3JB; ACND; AGB; CFD; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822325475
ISBN
9780822325475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 380 pages, 50 color + 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ACQB; AFC; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300174502
ISBN
9780300174502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.33
€ 52.80

Paperback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 440 pages, 95 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1QFH; 3JH; 3JJ; ACBP; ACV; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175753
ISBN
9780231175753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 440 pages, 95 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1QFH; 3JH; 3JJ; ACBP; ACV; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175746
ISBN
9780231175746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.80

Paperback. An English-language introduction to the writings of the so-called New Vienna School of art history. Editor(s): Wood, Christopher S. Num Pages: 488 pages, 58 illus. BIC Classification: ACX; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 753.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951153
ISBN
9781890951153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Embodies a unique and original form of art that integrates sculptural, architectural and visual elements to transform the environment Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 255 x 6. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stephen Knapp Studio United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979209819
ISBN
9780979209819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.10

Paperback. David Hockney's career has spanned and epitomised the art movements of the past five decades. Volume 1 covered his early life. This volume finds him flitting between Notting Hill and California, where he took inspiration for the swimming pool series of paintings. It also illuminates the glamorous circles he moved in, and his relationships. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 234 x 32. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
Publication date
2017
SKU
V9781780890081
ISBN
9781780890081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; AC; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Royal Collection Trust United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905686469
ISBN
9781905686469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 99.38

Paperback. Looks at the interaction between design and the requirements of patrons, follows the creative processes of architects, and discusses chronology, structural techniques, and stylistic developments. Num Pages: 304 pages, 221 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; AC; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 958.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500276815
ISBN
9780500276815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 70 colour, 150 black and white. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; AGN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 872.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780230801
ISBN
9781780230801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

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