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History of art / art & design styles
Paperback. A substantial contribution to American art history. Six writers on art and popular culture survey the western art in the twenty-first century, tracing its boundaries in the areas of aesthetics and national identity. Their observations support an emerging history of western art that places it in a social, psychological, and political context. Series: Western Passages S. Num Pages: 80 pages, 90 color illus. BIC Classification: ACX; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Denver Art Museum United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780914738558
- ISBN
- 9780914738558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.00
€ 23.99
€ 22.00
Paperback. An examination of Victoria Adams' exquisite landscape scenes. Num Pages: 80 pages, 38 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AGB; AGC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 205 x 7. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Tacoma Art Museum United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780924335303
- ISBN
- 9780924335303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.47
€ 28.47
Hardback. Throughout her six-decade career, Camille Patha's painting has oscillated between the figurative and the abstract. Patha began painting gestural abstraction in the 1960s then deliberately explored various painting styles, including hard-edged abstraction and surrealist-infused photorealism and, finally, a return to abstraction. Num Pages: 96 pages, 49 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6466 x 5193 x 16. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Tacoma Art Museum United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780924335402
- ISBN
- 9780924335402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 39.49
€ 45.99
€ 39.49
Hardback. This exhibition catalogue presents selections of modern and contemporary art from exceptional collections built by University of Vermont alumni/ae, with essays and short contributions by UVM alumni and associates in the academic, nonprofit, and commercial art worlds Num Pages: 172 pages, 54 colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 251 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1315.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Robert Hull Fleming Museum United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934658140
- ISBN
- 9780934658140
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Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages, 58 color illus. BIC Classification: AB; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7765 x 5830 x 7. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University United States
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780935519280
- ISBN
- 9780935519280
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Condition: New
€ 26.06
€ 26.06
Paperback. Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, painter, and illustrator, born in Ireland but raised in Washington State. This book places Bennett's work in the context of major American printmakers and illustrators and the changes in book production inspired by the "Arts and Crafts Movement". Num Pages: 80 pages, 172 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 7128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Historical Society of Seattle & King County / Museum of History & Industry United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939806072
- ISBN
- 9780939806072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.65
€ 31.65
paperback. Explores the visualization of geometry and geometrical forms through history with an emphasis on modern and contemporary art. This work visual journey that records not only the commonalities of human perception throughout the ages and in different cultures, but also the continuing dialogue of vanguard art from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Num Pages: 128 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cleveland Museum of Art United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780940717862
- ISBN
- 9780940717862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.89
€ 27.89
Paperback. Features 30 examples of American Impressionist painting by the artists who redefined the movement for American audiences. This work also includes an essay that examines the unintentional circumstances and deliberate efforts that transformed Impressionism from an expression of the French vanguard into a peculiarly American enterprise. Num Pages: 136 pages, 47 color illus. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 303 x 246 x 14. Weight in Grams: 862.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vero Beach Museum of Art United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780977636815
- ISBN
- 9780977636815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.11
€ 43.11
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
€ 27.89
€ 27.89
Paperback. A biography of the Colorado artist Allen Tupper True (1881-1955). Based on letters, diaries, and contemporary news accounts as well as family history, it describes his artistic evolution from illustrator to easel painter to muralist. Num Pages: 512 pages, 202 illus., 121 in color. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4226 x 6161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Canyon Leap United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981723815
- ISBN
- 9780981723815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.24
€ 28.24
paperback. This catalogue of a Kelsey Museum of Archaeology exhibition showcases a selection of Islamic art works held in the University of Michigan's collections. Rather than arranged chronologically, geographically, or by media, the objects are organized thematically and conceptually. Series: Kelsey Museum Publications. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AC; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780990662303
- ISBN
- 9780990662303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.91
€ 27.91
Paperback. In this volume, which is the outcome of the four-year long collaboration project SARA (Scandinavian and Atlantic Rock Art) between the archaeology department at University of Gothenburg and the Laboratory of Heritage of Spanish National Research Council, nine papers summarize new excavation and survey results, advanced studies of iconography .. Editor(s): Fredell, Asa C.; Boado, Felipe Criado; Kristiansen, Kristian. Num Pages: 160 pages, 53 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACC; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842173978
- ISBN
- 9781842173978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.16
€ 42.16
Hardback. Examines the creative process. This work yokes ten images with ten poems and in so doing one explores the other: text uses apposition to excavate image and its genesis, and image illuminates text and its content. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 372 x 305 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847771056
- ISBN
- 9781847771056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.65€ 67.27
€ 71.65
€ 67.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: AC; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5499 x 3564. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- N/A United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789460224232
- ISBN
- 9789460224232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.10
€ 30.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 200 Colour. BIC Classification: 1DVG; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 322 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- MER Paper Kunsthalle Belgium
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789490693640
- ISBN
- 9789490693640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.98€ 63.22
€ 69.98
€ 63.22
Paperback. Through a balanced reading of the historical period and James' artistic production, Ronald W. Hawker argues that James' shift to contemporary art forms allowed the artist to make a critical statement about the vitality of Kwakwaka'wakw culture Num Pages: 264 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ACBK; ACX; AFKC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 312 x 16. Weight in Grams: 682.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442626751
- ISBN
- 9781442626751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.94
€ 40.99
€ 37.94
paperback. A summary of mediaeval aesthetic ideas, by Italian novelist and playwright Umberto Eco. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of mediaeval culture. Translator(s): Bredin, Hugh. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ABA; ACK; ACN; HBG; HBLC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 124.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300093049
- ISBN
- 9780300093049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.32
€ 19.99
€ 12.32
The Arts of Intimacy: Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Making of C...
Jerrilyn D. Dodds, María Rosa Menocal, Abiga...
paperback. Chronicles the tumultuous history of Castile in the wake of the Christian capture of the Islamic city of Tulaytula, now Toledo, in the eleventh century and traces the development of Castilian culture as it was forged in the intimacy of Christians with the Muslims and Jews they had overcome. Num Pages: 416 pages, 200 colour images & 10 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- YALE UNIV PR
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300142143
- ISBN
- 9780300142143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.63
€ 29.99
€ 21.63
hardcover. Provides an in-depth survey of 1,400 years of art and architecture from ornate mosques and pottery, to calligraphy, carpets and costume. This book discusses how wonderful works of sacred art glorified Islam's message. It explores the rich heritage of Islamic art. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 500 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Anness Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780754820871
- ISBN
- 9780754820871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Hardback. An analysis of major paintings by Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still Num Pages: 301 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: ACXD9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231066488
- ISBN
- 9780231066488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.92€ 56.42
€ 72.92
€ 56.42
Paperback. An exploration of the unsettling collisions of art and culture in Georges Bataille's revolutionary journal and a new consideration of twentieth-century masterpieces by Picasso, Miro, Dali, and others against the canvas of their renegade times. Num Pages: 272 pages, 180 colour illustrations, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 270 x 212 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262012300
- ISBN
- 9780262012300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.91
€ 45.99
€ 40.91
Paperback. Editor(s): King, Jennifer. Series: October Files. Num Pages: 200 pages, 60 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262528795
- ISBN
- 9780262528795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.41
€ 19.99
€ 18.41
Paperback. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 140 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; HBJK; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295971605
- ISBN
- 9780295971605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.07
€ 25.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. This book brings overdue recognition to the artistry and craftsmanship of the Plateau Indians by focusing on the remarkable collection amassed by the late Doris Swayze Bounds, an Oregon banker, who grew up among the Native people. Many of the items in her collection came to her as gifts from her Indian friends. 280 illustrations, 48 in color. Editor(s): Harless, Susan E. Num Pages: 176 pages, 280 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976730
- ISBN
- 9780295976730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.85
€ 38.85