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History of art / art & design styles
Hardcover. In 1657, King Charles X Gustaf of Sweden sent Claes Ralamb as an envoy to Sultan Mehmed IV's court. While he was there, Ralamb commissioned 20 large paintings in oil on canvas, depicting an imperial procession through Istanbul in September 1657. This work presents Ralamb's paintings. Editor(s): Adahl, Karin. Num Pages: 344 pages, 156 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300 x 235 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1919.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789186884185
- ISBN
- 9789186884185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.32€ 78.18
€ 82.32
€ 78.18
Paperback. Takes a view of what rock art entails, covering the history of rock art research and the discovery of many sites. This work illustrates the different symbols and motifs that are found throughout the British Isles, and shows where they occur in landscapes and monuments. It examines the various theories about the origin, use and meaning of rock art. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752440156
- ISBN
- 9780752440156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.44
€ 25.99
€ 22.44
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
€ 26.99€ 20.33
€ 26.99
€ 20.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; ACXJ; AFKV; AGC; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 283 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Publisher
- Hatje Cantz
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783775740418
- ISBN
- 9783775740418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.29
€ 52.99
€ 43.29
Paperback. An introduction to the Cummer Museum of Art's significant new collection of Seminole works by the American artist Eugene Savage. Num Pages: 64 pages, 48 Colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 183 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904832997
- ISBN
- 9781904832997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.54
€ 10.99
€ 9.54
Hardback. Pornography is condemned for being 'too close' whilst erotica is defended as 'leaving room for the imagination'. And the art of the nude is treated as something much more special, located even further away from the potential of arousal. This book argues that these distinctions are based on an age-old antithesis between sight and touch. Num Pages: 264 pages, 75 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AC; AJ; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847880574
- ISBN
- 9781847880574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13€ 124.28
€ 141.13
€ 124.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 92 bw illus and 8 color illus. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501326837
- ISBN
- 9781501326837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.65€ 145.35
€ 164.65
€ 145.35
Hardcover. The first comprehensive survey of Cornelia Foss's landscapes, still lifes, and portraits, an artist in the style and tradition of Fairfield Porter. Num Pages: 224 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1760.
- Publisher
- Rizzoli International Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847846467
- ISBN
- 9780847846467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.54
€ 59.54
Paperback. Rudolph Zallinger's 110-foot fresca secco painting of "The Age of Reptiles" is one of the largest natural history murals in the world. Completed in 1947, it is an overview of prehistoric life told through the principal features and concepts of "The Age of Reptiles". This guide includes an essay on the mural's place in the history of art. Num Pages: 84 pages, 90 colour illustrations + 12-page foldout. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB; AGN; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- The Yale Peabody Museum
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2 Spi Pap/
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780912532769
- ISBN
- 9780912532769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.03
€ 19.99
€ 16.03
Paperback. Tells the colorful story of the Renwick Gallery s initial glory, decline, and rebirth over a period of 160 years" Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; ACXD2; AMG; AMX; HBJK; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 233 x 10. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- GILES
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907804816
- ISBN
- 9781907804816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.93
€ 21.99
€ 16.93
Hardback. Parviz Tanavoli, the prominent Iranian artist and sculptor, here brings together a definitive collection of print media from 19th century Persia featuring unique images of European women on paper and postcards. Num Pages: 248 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ACB; AGH; HBJF1; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 265 x 228. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784535070
- ISBN
- 9781784535070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13€ 125.03
€ 141.13
€ 125.03
Hardback. Examines seven paintings by some of the masters of 15th century and demonstrates how we can better understand the state of international relations and the political rivalries of the time by decoding the figures, their postures and gestures, the background scenes, the compositions and much else in these paintings. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACND; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845116583
- ISBN
- 9781845116583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13€ 125.03
€ 141.13
€ 125.03
Paperback. A guide to Freer/Sackler's collection of 19th- and 20th-century photographs of scenes and figures from Asia and the Middle East. BIC Classification: ACBP; AGC; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 202 x 2. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- GILES
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907804656
- ISBN
- 9781907804656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.91
€ 16.99
€ 12.91
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Hatje Cantz
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783775736381
- ISBN
- 9783775736381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 22.10
€ 35.99
€ 22.10
Hardcover. This title re-creates a time (the 1970s) when visual arts, under the impact of left-wing politics, women's liberation and the gay movement, were seeking to re-establish a social purpose. It is the story of a struggle for art contending factions in the art world. Num Pages: 200 pages, 33 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860647659
- ISBN
- 9781860647659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 134.38
€ 152.89
€ 134.38
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€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. Presents the story of American art through the many voices of its contemporary practitioners, consumers, and commentators. This book highlights such themes as women artists, African American representation and expression, regional and itinerant artists, Native Americans and the frontier, and popular culture and vernacular imagery. Editor(s): Burns, Sarah; Davis, John. Num Pages: 1104 pages, 14 b/w scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1632.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257566
- ISBN
- 9780520257566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.80
€ 47.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. Series: Afterall. Num Pages: 120 pages, 32 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; AFKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 212 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Afterall Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846380976
- ISBN
- 9781846380976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.21
€ 19.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. This text, first published in France in 1977, presents cultural critic Louis Marin's theories about the aims of painting in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. It explores a number of notions implied by theories of painting and offers insight into the aims and effects of visual representaion. Translator(s): Hjort, Mette. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; ABA; ACN; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226505350
- ISBN
- 9780226505350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.41
€ 32.99
€ 25.41
Hardcover. Looks at a vital facet of Right-wing thought in the early twentieth century. Presenting an approach uniting intellectual history with political theory, this book is a contribution to the cultural debate on 'intellectuals and the masses'. Series: International Library of Political Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 139 x 2. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Tauris Academic Studies
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845110390
- ISBN
- 9781845110390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 135.20
€ 152.89
€ 135.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 48 pages, 20 colour illus. BIC Classification: ACVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 247 x 12. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681833
- ISBN
- 9783936681833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.53
€ 21.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Goizueta, Elizabeth T. Translator(s): Fuentes, Ileana. Num Pages: 200 pages, 90 color plates, 50 figures. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 229. .
- Publisher
- Mcmullen Museum Of Art, Boston College
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781892850270
- ISBN
- 9781892850270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.98
€ 35.99
€ 27.98
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
€ 76.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 83 b&w photos, 8 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; ACXJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 182 x 255 x 24. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816650026
- ISBN
- 9780816650026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27