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Hardback. Can cognitive science explain the potency of such images? Does evolutionary psychology hold a key to understanding the transmission of symbols? How is our making and perception of images influenced by institutions and technologies? This title deals with these questions. Series: The Rostovtzeff Lectures. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 halftones. 23 line illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDA; ACC; ACG; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 184 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159041
- ISBN
- 9780691159041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.15
€ 53.48
€ 42.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Afterall Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846381430
- ISBN
- 9781846381430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.46
€ 24.99
€ 18.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 300 color + 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 324 x 241. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300220155
- ISBN
- 9780300220155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.60€ 104.92
€ 142.60
€ 104.92
Hardback. Covers the movements, concepts and figures associated with European modernism. This title provides a ranging resource both to the canon of 'High Modernism' and to theoretical perspectives that have contributed to the renewed interest in Modernism and have lent it renewed range and critical rigour in the early twenty-first century. Editor(s): Kolocotroni, Vassiliki; Taxidou, Olga. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; DSBH; GBC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748637027
- ISBN
- 9780748637027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.96€ 197.13
€ 207.96
€ 197.13
Paperback. The walls of medieval churches were brightly painted with religious imagery and colourful patterns, and although often shadows of their former selves, these paintings are among the most enigmatic art to survive the Middle Ages. This book presents an introduction to this fascinating subject. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 b/w; 20 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AGR; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747812937
- ISBN
- 9780747812937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Hardback. In 1965/66 Georg Baselitz created the monumental series "The Heroes" and "New Types", which he presented in wild colour and with defiant style. In this title, his "Heroes" appear correspondingly contradictory with their military fatigues in tatters, their failure as deeply engraved as their resignation. Num Pages: 168 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 310 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1332.
- Publisher
- Hirmer Verlag
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783777425689
- ISBN
- 9783777425689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.03
€ 43.99
€ 36.03
Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149389
- ISBN
- 9780231149389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.68€ 56.67
€ 73.68
€ 56.67
Paperback. The book traces Malevich's development from his beginnings in Ukraine and early years in Moscow - where he was closely involved in the Futurist circle - through to the late 1920s and beyond. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780233796
- ISBN
- 9781780233796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.69
€ 30.99
€ 25.69
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Madonna, Paul. Num Pages: 96 pages, Color illustrations, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; ACXJ; AGB; AKLC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872867420
- ISBN
- 9780872867420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.51
€ 18.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. Argues that nineteenth-century philhellenes inherited both an elitist, normative aesthetics and an ascetic, scholarly ethos from their Romantic predecessors; German "neohumanists" promised to reconcile these intellectual commitments, and by so doing, to revitalize education and the arts. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACV; ACX; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691114781
- ISBN
- 9780691114781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.98
€ 65.36
€ 50.98
Hardback. Visual artist, choreographer, writer and director, Jan Fabre has been one of the most influential figures on the European scene for over twenty years. His provocative forays into all different art forms are aimed at breaking down the artistic and moral barriers of his times. Num Pages: 648 pages, 650 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 220 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2750.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857221243
- ISBN
- 9788857221243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.24€ 73.91
€ 77.24
€ 73.91
Hardback. An illuminating collection of essays from the preeminent scholar of architectural history and theory Num Pages: 232 pages, 63 color + 63 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; AMX; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300218718
- ISBN
- 9780300218718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.91
€ 36.99
€ 26.91
Hardcover. This book is essential for understanding culture and the vanguard artistic production of the late Franco dictatorship, discussing the intellectual and cultural field as an important battlefield for fighting the dictatorship from within. Series: Value: Art: Politics. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781383223
- ISBN
- 9781781383223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.12
€ 141.12
Paperback. Talks about the work of 20th-century artists, from Hans Bellmer through to Nobuyoshi Araki, from Robert Mapplethorpe to Annie Sprinkle, and from Hermann Nitsch to Paul McCarthy. Here, the author argues that some works, regardless of their 'high art' context, remain deeply problematic, whilst others are both groundbreaking and liberating. Series: Art and Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845112356
- ISBN
- 9781845112356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.97
€ 37.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 100 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ACXD2; AVRL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 25. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262533584
- ISBN
- 9780262533584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. An account of Vincent Van Gogh, together with a selection of his works. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 170 illustrations, 70 in colour. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500300145
- ISBN
- 9780500300145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.86
€ 11.99
€ 10.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857228877
- ISBN
- 9788857228877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 58.42
€ 59.42
€ 58.42
Paperback. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 196 illustrations, 153 in colour. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 177 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500300220
- ISBN
- 9780500300220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.30
€ 11.30
Hardcover. Though very much an individual and spiritual artist, Alfonse Mucha was a defining figure of the Art Nouveau era and is loved for his distinctive lush style and images of beautiful women in arabesque poses among the plethora of paintings, posters, advertisements and designs he produced. This title presents a range of his work. Num Pages: 200 pages, 170 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVY; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 300 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1680.
- Publisher
- Flame Tree Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844517305
- ISBN
- 9781844517305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.25
€ 33.99
€ 23.25
Hardcover. Published to coincide with the major exhibition at the National Gallery this autumn, this book focuses on Rembrandt's art and life his work as an artist, his family, friends and patrons, his place in European culture by one of the worlds best-known writers on Dutch art. Num Pages: 384 pages, 650 illustrations, 600 in colour. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 317 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2572.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500093863
- ISBN
- 9780500093863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.14
€ 46.99
€ 38.14
Paperback. Provides an overview of the broader continuum of collaborative and collective art practices Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 illustrations, including 15 in colour, 1 table. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496. Contemporary Collaborative Art in a Global Context. 320 pages, 29 illustrations, incl. 15 in colour, 1 table. Provides an overview of the broader continuum of collaborative and collective art practices. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Dimension: 152 x 235 x 20. Weight: 462.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349877
- ISBN
- 9780822349877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.42
€ 33.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. Offers a look at the dynamic relationship between performance and painting from 1950 onwards. Moving through half a century of work in painting, video and photography, and including archival and documentary material, this book shows how performance art has challenged and energised the medium of painting for successive generations. Editor(s): Wood, Catherine. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AFKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Tate Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849760201
- ISBN
- 9781849760201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.72
€ 26.99
€ 22.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 196 pages, over 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Publisher
- Ridinghouse
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905464876
- ISBN
- 9781905464876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.00
€ 47.99
€ 42.00
Hardcover. The first major monograph dedicated to the work of the internationally acclaimed abstract painter. Num Pages: 136 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 135
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714848822
- ISBN
- 9780714848822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.86
€ 55.86